Section - 14. Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases

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(1) Where a Hindu who has a wife living adopts a child, she shall be deemed to be the adoptive mother.

(2) Where an adoption has been made with the consent of more than one wife, the senior-most in marriage among them shall be deemed to be the adoptive mother and the other to be step mothers

(3) Where a widower or a bachelor adopts a child, any wife whom he subsequently marries shall be deemed to be step mother of the step mother of the adopted child.

(4) Where a widow or an unmarried woman adopts a child, any husband whom she marries subsequently shall be deemed to be the step father of the adoptive child.

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