The Personal Laws Amendment Bill, 2010 seeks to amend the Guardians and Wards Act (GWA), 1890 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), 1956. It seeks to allow the mother along with the father to be appointed as a guardian, making the process gender-neutral. Besides, it aims at removing hurdles in the way of a married woman to adopt. She can give a son or daughter for adoption. "The amendment will make both the mother and father the natural guardians of the child," Law Minister Veerappa Moily said while replying to the debate on it.
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The Personal Laws Amendment Bill, 2010 seeks to amend the Guardians and Wards Act (GWA), 1890 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), 1956. It seeks to allow the mother along with the father to be appointed as a guardian, making the process gender-neutral. Besides, it aims at removing hurdles in the way of a married woman to adopt. She can give a son or daughter for adoption. "The amendment will make both the mother and father the natural guardians of the child," Law Minister Veerappa Moily said while replying to the debate on it.
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