Who are entitled to claim Maintenance under Hindu Law?

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,

(b) Legitimate and illegitimate daughter,

(c) Aged and infirm parents,

(4) The dependants of the deceased, which include;

(a) His father,

(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.