Legal Question in Insurance Law in India

Dear sir thanks for your clarification. please note that am a bachelor and have six blood sister and one blood brother. In such scenario, I would like to adopt this lady as my younger sister, and am advised that I cannot adopt legally, but still prefer to gift my foster sister. please advise. or is is possible to assign my policy in her name.


Asked on 4/16/12, 3:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Santosh Dash Legal Consultant

you can not adopt 'sister'. As per Indian adoption act, you can adopt a child of opposite sex provided the age gap is min 21 years. you can make an will where all the money from insurance will go to her/ assign the insurance

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Answered on 4/16/12, 4:00 am


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