Category: inheritance law

May 17, 2025

Property Transfer to NRI Children: Rules, Guidelines, Inheritance Laws, and Tax Implications

Property Transfer to NRI Children Rules, Guidelines, Inheritance Laws, and Tax Implications

In an increasingly globalized world, many Indians have settled abroad along with their children, leaving behind their land. Such land not only carries emotional connections and memories but also has significant monetary values attached to it.Whereas transferring property to such NRI children involves a number of legal, procedural, and tax aspects.This article tries to present the different facets of property transfer to NRI children, including inheritance laws, modes of transfer, documentation, and taxation.Property Ownership […]

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October 6, 2021

Rights of legal heirs and property inheritance law in India

Rights of legal heirs and property inheritance law in India

Introduction Property is one of the essential elements a person makes during his lifetime for many purposes like investment or an essential shelter requirement. Property can be of two types self-acquired property and ancestral property.Self-acquired property is the property that a person acquires or purchases with his own money and income. Ancestral property is the property acquired by […]

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March 6, 2021

Property Ownership & Inheritance Rights of Women in India

Property Ownership & Inheritance Rights of Women in India

It is a matter of immense pleasure and pride to discuss something like property ownership and inheritance rights of women in India. This shows the position a woman has earned for herself in the Indian patriarchal society as we are discussing the rights of women to own and acquire a property independently.The status of women […]

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April 11, 2019

Can a father give his property to one son?

Can a father give his property to one son

The property has most of the time been a bone of contention among the family members. Between a father and his children, the distribution of property can cause problems if the father has to make choices and distribution is not equal. It is always advisable to get timely legal advice in property matters and place […]

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September 26, 2018

Property rights of the second wife and her children

Property rights of second wife

Property rights of the second wife and her children can be studied and evaluated as rights of the second wife and her children born out of the second wedlock, in the property of their father.Polygamy was recognised and acceptable among Hindus in ancient times. In modern India, we have a law in place, Hindu Marriage […]

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September 20, 2018

Can you sell your share of an Inherited Property?

Can you sell your share of an Inherited Property

The question of selling a share in an inherited property arises when you inherit a property jointly with others. There is joint ownership, and there are co-owners. To determine the share of each co-owner, we need a partition deed.After the amendment in the year 2005, in Hindu Succession Act, 1956 the interest of deceased Hindu, […]

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September 6, 2018

Inheritance under Hindu Succession Act – Who can/Who cannot?

Inheritance under Hindu Succession Act – Who can Who cannot

Inheritance issues can threaten to create divides that are unimaginable and unmanageable! We frequently have clients coming to us with these problems, and we endeavour to get fair deals for all involved.The Hindi Succession Act, 1956 has been enacted to evolve a uniform system of property inheritance. The Act applies to intestate succession. The Act has […]

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March 6, 2018

Guide for NRIs to Sell Inherited Property in India

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STEP 1: TRANSFER TITLE OF THE PROPERTY After inheriting the property from your ancestor, the first thing that you must do is transfer the title of the said property to your name. This can be done by the process called ‘mutation of revenue records’. For this you would need a copy of the will; in […]

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