Partition of a property means the legal division of jointly owned property among co-owners or legal heirs, severing joint occupancy into in...

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Tata Trusts is reviewing governance for the Sir Ratan Tata Trust. A new trust deed may be drafted. This follows discussions on trustee appo...

By removing Section 213 and amending Section 370(1) of the Indian Succession Act, the recently passed Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 plac...

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Inheritance conflicts frequently occur in India as families navigate the complexities of passing on legacies. Although parents strive to cr...

Wealthy Indian families are increasingly using inheritance to control their gay children, often coercing them into lavender marriages or di...

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Warren Buffett, the world's ninth-richest person with a net worth of $120.8 billion, announced in a Thanksgiving letter that the dispositio...

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Assuming your mother is a Hindu, she has an equal right in her parents’ property as she is a class I legal heir.

In another action, the SEC alleges insider trading by investment banker Brijesh Goel, 37 and his friend Akshay Niranjan, 33, both of New Yo...

Typically one or both parents of the special needs child are the settlers. They need to identify trustees who understand the child’s needs ...

The court also told Lodha not to draw any benefit from the assets of the MP Birla estate. The latter is expected to challenge the ruling be...

Millions of children in India live with disabilities. Parents of children with special needs have to plan their finances carefully to secur...

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