Mercy (N/A) 03 January 2013

Status of a willed property ?

I have a small question for our esteemed lawyers.

If a son gets a property from his father through REGISTERED WILL.

1. Will it be treated "as or equal" to SON's SELF EARNED PROPERTY. So that SON can again WILL it to someone else by making a "Registered Will".

2. Will it be treated "as or equal" to ANCESTRAL PROPERTY. And SON can not again WILL it to someone else of his choice by making a "Registered Will" and after the SON's death the property will be devided into the SON's legal heirs EQUALLY.

Pl. tell me which is right or correct and it will be greatful if someone can mention the Law / Act / clause in support of it.

thanks

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Advocate Vishnu (Advocate) 03 January 2013

Dear Mercy,

1. If the property is the self acquired property of the father, then the property obtained by the son through the will is known as absolute property and he can in turn execute a will.

However, if the property is not his self acquired property, then all his legal heirs will have right on the said property and his WILL , has no value and is void

2. Question no 1 anwers this query.

Being christians, your inheritnace will be governed by Indian succession act.- 1956