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Person accused of murder or abetting it cannot inherit victim's property: SCThe Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling. Individuals accused of murder or abetting murder cannot inherit property from the victim...- Person accused of murder or abetting it cannot inherit victim's property: SCThe Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling. Individuals accused of murdering or abetting the murder of another person are barred ...
- Property partition after owner’s death: A guide for legal heirs to divide assetsPartition of a property means the legal division of jointly owned property among co-owners or legal heirs, severing joint occupancy into in...
- Witnesses to a Will turn hostile? How Hindu succession is decided thenA will fails if its witnesses become hostile. This means the deceased's property will be distributed according to Hindu succession laws, no...
- SC urges women without sons, daughters, husbands to make will to avoid litigationThe Supreme Court has advised women without sons, daughters, or husbands to create wills. This aims to prevent future legal battles between...
- Ensure your mother's inheritance rights: A guide to succession lawsMany mothers are unaware of their inheritance rights, potentially losing their rightful share of property. Succession laws vary based on re...
- Uttarakhand's UCC changes inheritance laws: Who is covered and how will it impact individuals living in other parts of India?Uttarakhand UCC Law: Uttarakhand became the first state in the country to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC will make the uniform ...
- My grandfather passed away intestate. Does my mother have any claim to his properties?Readers' estate planning queries answered.
- If a son transfers his father’s property to his sons, can the daughter stake a claim?Raj Lakhotia, Founder, Dilsewill answers readers' estate planning queries.
- Does an inherited property get treated as self-acquired property if it is transferred through a will?Raj Lakhotia, Founder, Dilsewill answers all your estate planning related queries.
- When can class III legal heirs stake claim to property of deceased person?The property of a Hindu male who dies intestate, that is, without a will, devolves equally to his class I legal heirs.
- Daughters to inherit fathers' self acquired, other properties, get preference over others: SCJustice Murari, writing the 51-page judgment for the bench, also dealt with the question of whether such property will devolve on to the da...
- If a Hindu male dies without a will, the father is not his immediate legal heirAccording to succession laws, a Hindu male's father is not an immediate legal heir. Here's a look at who are considered legal heirs of a Hi...
- My brother died intestate. Does his wife get a share in the property?If the husband has left behind both a widow and lineal descendants, the wife will get one-third the share in his estate while two-thirds wi...
- Rights of legal heirs if their father dies without a willThe trust cannot be open-ended. The trustees will have to name appropriate successors. If the money belonged to your father, the successors...
- Estate planning: Points to keep in mind while amending a willIf a new will is being made, the testator must review his earlier bequests and if required, modify or retain the same in the new one so tha...
- What happens to the property of a person who dies without a Will?A Will is a legal document that permits a person, the testator, to make decisions on how his estate will be managed and disposed after his ...
- What happens when one dies without a willIf a person dies intestate (without a will), the inheritance is passed on according to the succession laws applicable to him as per his rel...
- Jaya's nephew,niece move HC to administer intestate propertiesAs the lawful children of Jayalalithaa's brother, who are entitled to inherit the intestate properties, the duo has approached the court se...
- Succession Act 'unfair' to Christian women, amend it: Law CommissionThe recommendations come against the backdrop of a number of representations from various Christian organisations inviting govt's attention.
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