1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inPridhi Choprahttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/pridhi-chopra/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KxuDNVM6ye"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/obligation-to-maintain-children-and-parents-under-hindu-adoption-and-maintenance-act-1956-2/">Obligation to Maintain Children and Parents under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/obligation-to-maintain-children-and-parents-under-hindu-adoption-and-maintenance-act-1956-2/embed/#?secret=KxuDNVM6ye" width="600" height="338" title="“Obligation to Maintain Children and Parents under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="KxuDNVM6ye" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Adoption-1.jpg1200628The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 was enacted in the seventh year of independence on 21 December 1956. The Act lays down the provisions regarding the adoption and maintenance of Hindu children and Hindu parents. The act was a part of the Hindu code bills along with legislation like the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956