Section 8
Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption.
The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
About this Act
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus.
1[8. Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption.―Any female Hindu who is of sound mind
and is not a minor has the capacity to take a son or daughter in adoption:
Provided that, if she has a husband living, she shall not adopt a son or daughter except with the consent of her husband unless the husband has completely and finally renounced the world or has ceased to be a Hindu or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind.]
Provided that, if she has a husband living, she shall not adopt a son or daughter except with the consent of her husband unless the husband has completely and finally renounced the world or has ceased to be a Hindu or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind.]
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 30 of 2010, s. 3, for section 8 (w.e.f. 31-8-2010).