Can a daughter legally claim father’s ancestral property share?
My wife wants to claim her share in her father’s ancestral property. Can she file for partition?
Dear Client, The Hindu Succession Act, 1957 after the 2005 amendment allows women to also inherit from their father's ancestral property. She is to be treated as one of the rightful heirs to get a share in the property if her father has passed away intestate. She has a co-parcenary right over the property from birth and is entitled to it and shall be given a share of it when succession takes place. Even if a will was written, it will not affect her right over ancestral property. I hope this was helpful. For further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you.
Your wife can legally claim her share in her father’s ancestral property as a co-heir under Hindu Succession Act. She can file a partition suit in the civil court seeking her rightful share. The court will divide the property among all legal heirs, ensuring she gets her entitled portion according to her share. For further legal assistance, contact us on our helpline number.
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