Who is entitled to claim a maintenance from a Hindu male or female as long as they are minor, under…
Section 20(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act gives minor children a maintenance claim against either parent without making legitimacy a condition. Siblings and…
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Who is entitled to claim a maintenance from a Hindu male or female as long as they are minor, under Section 20(2) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956?
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Section 20(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act gives minor children a maintenance claim against either parent without making legitimacy a condition. Siblings and heirs do not acquire that particular right merely from their relationship to the parent.
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