Here are three queries related to property disputes and inheritance answered by an expert.
‘What are the legal rights of a married daughter over ancestral property seven years after her parents’ death?’
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, was amended in 2005 to give daughters an equal share in parental property. In case of ancestral property, a daughter now has a share in it by virtue of birth, while self-acquired property is distributed as per the provisions of the will. If the father passes away without a will, she has the same rights as the son in both ..
