Dear Sir,
My Husband is my in-law's only son. My in - laws are doctors with enough ancestral property, self earned property and also other assets. My husband along with myself and children don't stay with them as my husband owns business in the town and we had to relocate near to his business.
In the mean time, my in-laws started taking care of two poor children (brother and sister). They are not orphans. My in-laws have not legally adopted them. But their names have been entered in ration card as son and daughter along with my husband. They have school records, pan cards and joint accounts, all showing them as son and daughter of my in-laws. They have been staying with my in- laws for more than 15 years. Now they are adults. The girl is of marriageable age and boy has finished his studies.
My in laws have no intention of sharing the property among them. They just plan to give a reasonable settlement to them.
My question is ' Do they have any legal claim over in-laws property as all documents show that in- laws were more than willing to accept them as their son and daughter?'
Regards,
Vini