Property Rights: Not every child has rights to their parents’ property, so what does the law say? Know in detail

• Your share in your parents’ property
• It is not necessarily the right to claim
• When exactly does the right of inheritance come?

Property Rights: Everyone feels that we are bound to get our share of our parents’ property; However, the reality is quite different. By law, not every child has the right to claim every type of property. The crux of the whole matter is whether the property concerned is ‘pre-existing’ or ‘self-acquired’. This difference alone makes it certain that, as you acquire rights over the property by birth, you are then left with nothing but ‘expectations’. If you are also confused about your rights, this information is very important for you.

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Self-acquired assets

If your father bought a house or land with his own earnings, it is considered his ‘self-acquired’ property. They have full and absolute rights over this property. They have full freedom to gift or sell the property to any person they want. Moreover, the father can also decide to disinherit his son from this property. According to the ‘Hindu Inheritance Act, 1956’, even if a father inherits a property from his own father, it is considered to be his personal property and the children have no right over it.

Ancestral Property: A right acquired by birth

Ancestral property is the property which has been inherited without any division from the father, grandfather, great-grandfather and their predecessors for four generations. Children are entitled to such property by birth. The father cannot unilaterally gift the property to any person of his choice, nor can he sell it. Consent of all family members is mandatory for sale or partition of such property.

When exactly does the right of inheritance come?

If the property is self-acquired and the father dies intestate, only the children get a share in the property as ‘class-1’ heirs. But if a will exists, the law will strictly follow the conditions mentioned therein.

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