RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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Detailed explanation-1: -i. Single persons with or without biological or adoptive children can adopt provided they satisfy the following: (a) A single female can adopt a child of any gender (b) A single male is not eligible to adopt a girl child (c) Age of a single parent does not exceed 55 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -No Western country permits statutory marriage between more than two people. Nor do they give strong and equal legal protection (e.g., of rights relating to children) to non-married partners-the legal regime is not comparable to that applied to married couples.
Detailed explanation-3: -Increasing the age of marriage for females: The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 provides that the minimum age of marriage is 21 years in case of males, and 18 years in case of females. The Bill increases the minimum age for females to 21 years.