In 2019, a woman bought a Missouri home at a tax sale; a beneficiary deed complicated who really owned it; what exactly happened?The case is Diana J. Thompson and other v. Heirs of Kathryn L. Metcalf and others. In 2016, a woman in Marshall, Missouri, signed a benefic...
24 Oct, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Property inheritance without a Will: When can a release deed be required in case of Intestate succession?In instances where an individual passes away without leaving a Will, it may be essential for legal heirs to execute a release deed to strea...
24 Oct, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
A turbulent year at HDFC Bank: Controversies that kept India’s biggest private lender in the headlinesHDFC Bank has faced a turbulent year marked by governance concerns, its former chairman’s abrupt exit, scrutiny of Dubai operations, post-m...
22 Oct, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Father bought 5-bigha land in elder brother’s name, other brothers claimed it was joint family land; M.P. High Court rules in elder brother’s favour, here's whyFather bought 5-bigha land in elder brother’s name; other brothers objected, claiming joint family funds were used, but Madhya Pradesh HC u...
21 Oct, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Sister’s husband claimed he got his father-in-law's land via oral gift and sold it but her brothers objected; Madras HC rules in brothers' favour for this reasonSister’s husband’s family sold her father’s 36 cents land claiming he had got the land via oral gift; Madras HC rules this oral gift invali...
20 Oct, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
France is on fire but something more dangerous burns below the unrestFrance is engulfed in protests as the public gives vent to growing anger over soaring expenses and diminishing educational quality. Citizen...
20 Oct, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Indiana woman contested father’s will to leave entire estate to his fiancée after death, lost the appeal, was ordered to pay $22,208 and now faces additional appellate penaltyAn Indiana woman who challenged her late father’s will after he left his entire estate to his fiancée instead of his three children has los...
19 Oct, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
Maharashtra UCC Panel puts live-in, women's property rights in focusThe seven-member drafting committee panel, headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai, has opened a website for the people, wher...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Cash landing on you: Litigation funders bet on inheritance battles over croresLitigation funding has emerged as a viable option for individuals involved in inheritance disputes in India. Firms are assessing the potent...
18 Oct, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Son living in father's property receives eviction notice after family feud, he fights back in court; Delhi High Court orders son's family to vacateDelhi High Court upheld a father-in-law’s decree for possession of his Paschim Vihar flat but said his widowed daughter-in-law cannot be ev...
17 Oct, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
- In 1997, a US appeals court ruled in an estate-tax battle involving a 657-acre Texas farm valued at $650,000 and three other properties; here's what happened
Cervin died in 1988. He and his wife, Manita Cervin, had purchased three whole life insurance policies on his life from Mutual Life Insuran...
15 Oct, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
In 2024, a US court ruled on an ownership dispute involving two properties sold for $10,200 after a tax-deed transfer; here's what happenedIn a decision in Thomas DeCola v. Matt H. and Anne L. Sheafer, the appeals court rejected Thomas DeCola's arguments. It stated that the tax...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma discusses burdens of housing 40,000 displaced refugees amid political plansMizoram's Chief Minister Lalduhoma stated that providing shelter for 40,000 refugees from neighboring countries is a burden. He highlighted...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
Man earns Rs 75 lakh by redeveloping property inherited from mother, pays no income tax, receives notice, wins case in ITAT DelhiProperty owner inherits mother’s land, converts it into freehold, DDA grants mutation, redevelops it, gets Rs 75 lakh from builder, pays no...
14 Oct, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
In 1942, a woman inherited property worth $33,650, its value rose to $95,000, then a mother-son ownership arrangement triggered a US estate-tax disputeThe dispute reached the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which ruled on November 1, 1967, in favour of the Internal Revenue Serv...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
In 2007, heirs sold a conservation easement on inherited farmland for $910,000, in 2013, they got a shock from US Tax CourtIn Van Alen v. Commissioner, decided on October 21, 2013, the court ruled in favour of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The dispute invo...
12 Oct, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Married daughter becomes sole legal heir for father's land without patta, her ownership rights were rejected by authorities; High Court orders to accept her claimHimachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order denying a woman patta for land her father was granted in 1972, ruling that the Nautor Land...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.12 AM IST