Legal heir

Kumar Heera (Querist) 24 March 2024 This query is : Resolved
A man purchased a property with his self earned money in the name of his wife who is a house wife and is illiterate. After the death of the wife, who will be the legal heir?

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 24 March 2024
Even though the husband funded for the purchase of the property, since the property was bought on the name of wife, upon her intestate death, the property shall devolve on all her legal heirs.

Advocate Bhartesh goyal (Expert) 24 March 2024
If wife dies intestate then her property rights will devolve to equally her all legal heirs i.e husband,son and daughter .

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 24 March 2024
Yes. I agree with the advise of the above experts.

Kumar Heera (Querist) 24 March 2024
What if the daughters are married and in the treatment of wife, husband had invested a lot and got in debt?

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 25 March 2024
The wife's assets and liabilities to the extent of her assets left behind shall be liable on the legal heirs of the deceased wife to that extent of the assets inherited by them.

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