Father in law's right to childless dead son in law land
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 29 January 2018
This query is : Resolved
In a Christian Kerala family there are 6 children . Property exists in dead father in law name and in children's name now one child (son married) dies without will subsequently his wife also died . Now will the property in the name of father in law and dead son go equally to remaining siblings of the dead son alone or will the wife's family also have a right in both property.
Vijay Raj Mahajan
(Expert) 31 January 2018
For Christians in India the succession law for the distribution of intestate property namely person who dies without making any Will, is provided in the Indian Succession Act,1925. The section 42 of the Act provides: Where intestate’s father living.—If the intestate’s father is living, he shall succeed to the property.
If the son died intestate the property or share in the property shall go to his living father only no one else.
