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Smita (consultant)     08 August 2010

Girl's Right

Hello Sir,

I would like to know that if there are 2 children to a family, and the boy walks out of the house without consideration for his parents. He keeps casual relationship with his parents but never taken any responsibility about them niether financial nor any other. Now, the girl has  been taking care of the family, and if the boy dies, in such a case, can his wife and his children claim the inheritance from the boy's parents?

In such a case, when the boy has never cared for his parents, does his family still be entitled to the parents inheritance?

 

Thank you,

Smita



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(Guest)

1.Yes, the family of "deceased brother" are entitled to inherit "deceased" inheritence.


2. The personal law to which the deceased person subscribed applies to matters of inheritance in India.


3. After the death of a person his property devolves into following ways;


a. According to the respective law of succession, when no will is made- i.e.intestate
b. By way of will i.e. testamentary


4. Also one need to know the Law of Succession in such matters;

a. The laws of inheritance are diverse and complicated. The rules of distribution of property in case a person dies without making a "will" are defined by every Law of succession. These rules provide for a class of persons and percentage of property that will be inherited by such persons.
 

b. When a male dies unexpectedly or where there has been a tragic demise and there is no will, it often creates problems for the legal heirs and successors. This can result in unintended injustice. The property passes to the minor children, the surviving wife and to the mother of the deceased (although not on good terms) in equal shares. If there is an office or house, an equal share will go to the mother. Shares of companies are also divided equally. It is difficult to get all the heirs on a common meeting ground to write to the companies to transfer the shares to the names of the respective heirs. But all these problems can be obviated if a will is left behind.


Since under Law of Succession the role of "personal relationship" of deceased with his parents has no place so to speak in my views "deceased brother" family can claim rights to "deseased" inheritence and/or to deceased self acquired property.


I may be subjected to correction on above advice by ld. members.
 

Suchitra. S (Advocate)     08 August 2010

Dear Smitha, when equal share is there in the property rights for both son and a daughter in the ancestral property, many daughters ask for their rights from their parents even when they have not served their own parents after they got married. If we go by your logic, many daughters should be denied their rights in the ancestral property of their parents..   :)

As per law, there is no precondition that the legal heirs should serve their parents for their share in the ancestral property.

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     08 August 2010

Before marriage they contribute in household chores. After marriages off course daughters go to their matrimonial homes, but still they used to be very much concerned about her father and brother, whenever they hear something wrong about her father, they immediately rush to her parents home.  They act as a thread between the brothers; sometimes they mediate among the quarrelling brothers, and play an important role in their partition of property. They may live far away, but their good wishes always remain with their parents and brothers. There are some parents who prefer to stay or live with their daughters. 

Daughters have every legitimate and genuine right in their father’s property.

Here the question raised is does the boy has right in the property, when he had not served his parents well? What if the boys shirk away from his responsibility and daughters took those responsibilities?

Suchitra. S (Advocate)     09 August 2010

Asutosh Sir, both son and daughter may be responsible enough to take care of their parents or, both may not bother at all. There are all types of people on earth. I just gave an example to Smitha about usual pattern in Inida wherein sons take the responsibility of looking after their aged parents than daughters. Just to make the understanding easy.

All I wanted to say was, law does not make any difference between a son and a daughter when it comes to share in their ancestral property. That right devolve to them by their birth in a family.

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     09 August 2010

Thank U Suchitra Madam,

.Yes I got it,,  I have never mistaken u and any of ur postings, nor will I ever. 

Smita (consultant)     09 August 2010

Dear All, thank you for your replies. It somehow does not show me any light at the end of the tunnel................... But thank you. Warm Regards, Smita

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     09 August 2010

Smitha Madam, If the parents are alive, then u get the properties transfered in the name of daughters thru will, gift or sale deed. Also those things u mentioned can be used as collateral purpose, while partioning the property.

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     09 August 2010

Plz. read "while partioning the property." as "while partitoning or in partition suit of the property."

Suchitra. S (Advocate)     09 August 2010

Ashutosh Sir, one cannot give a property through will if it is ancestral. If given, the will can be challenged at court of law which will decide that the will is invalid. I told you, the right in the ancestral property devolves one an individual through his birth.

Suchitra. S (Advocate)     09 August 2010

And same thing applies for gift and sale deed too. I forgot to mention that.

Bhartiya No. 1 (Nationalist)     09 August 2010

It seems the property is self aquired, if it is ancestral then her father can transfer his share of the property.

DigiLawyer   13 August 2024

Hello Smita,

 In India, the laws regarding inheritance rights are primarily governed by personal laws, such as the Hindu Succession Act, of 1956, which applies to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains.

Under the Hindu Succession Act, every child, whether son or daughter, has equal rights to inherit the property of their parents.

However, it is important to note that the rights of the son's wife and children would be limited to the son's share of the inheritance.

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