Persons entitled to claim maintenance Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 are as follows:
According to the personal law of Hindus, every member in a family is either entitled to a share or is entitled to maintenance out of family property. Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, the following categories of persons are entitled to claim maintenance
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(1) Wife;
(2) Widowed daughter-in-law;
(3) Aged infirm parent and the children;
(a) Legitimate and illegitimate son,
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(b) Legitimate and illegitimate daughter,
(c) Aged and infirm parents,
(4) The dependants of the deceased, which include;
(a) His father,
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(b) His mother,
(c) His widow,
(d) The son, son of a predeceased son and the son of a predeceased son of a predeceased son of the deceased,
(e) His unmarried daughters, the unmarried daughters of a predeceased son and the unmarried daughters of a pre-deceased son of a predeceased son,
(f) His widowed daughter,
(g) The widow of the son and the widow of the predeceased son of a predeceased son,
(i) His minor illegitimate sons,
(j) His unmarried illegitimate daughters.
