Class 6

In general parlance, a will is valid whether it is registered or unregistered. There is no time bar for a will to come into effect. A will can be challenged up to 12 years from the death of the testator.

sisters can claim if property is not self acquired by your father. if the property is self earned then only he can give it to anyone, and no other person can claim. However if the property is not self earned and is ancestral than he can not give only to you, it will be divided …

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The disowning of a child has no legal force and hence you can do nothing. However if you want to ensure that she inherits nothing on your death then you can gift or execute a Will bequeathing all your assets in favour of an person of your choice including your wife.

According to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a son or a daughter has the first right as the Class I heirs over the self-acquired property of his or her father if he dies intestate (without leaving a will). As a coparcener, an individual also has the legal right to acquire his or her share in an …

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Daughters have an equal share in their father’s self-acquired Property as well as ancestral property. Daughters after the Supreme Court judgment of 2005 have become coparceners. Hence, they have equal rights in all Property, including agricultural lands.

The main legal property rights are the right of possession, the right of control, the right of exclusion, the right to derive income, and the right of disposition.

A father cannot freely give the ancestral property to one son. In Hindu law, the ancestral property can be gifted only under certain situations like distress or for pious reasons. Otherwise, the ancestral property cannot be given away to one child to the exclusion of all others.

The parent will legally disinherit the child in their will or trust. However, an individual can choose to legally disinherit anyone they like, including a child, parent, spouse, or family member.

Any self-acquired property can be bequeathed or gifted to any person according to the wish of the testator or donor without taking consent from anyone. However, the mother and daughters being legal heirs and interested parties in the concerned property, can dispute the said transaction of gift.

You can obtain a no objection certificate from her as a legal heir, and then you will have to file an application with the Tehsildar to have her name removed.