Rights of children of first wife daughter on father's property

855 votes

Children’s have no right to get share in the self acquired property of father their parents. If the father has divorced his first wife legally then the second marriage is valid other wise it is null & void.

The property of a Hindu Male dying intestate would be given first to heirs within Class I. They are:
i. Mother,
ii. Widow,
iii. Daughter,
iv. Son,
v. Widow of a predeceased son,
vi. Son of a predeceased son,
vii. Daughter of a predeceased son,
viii. Widow of a predeceased son of a predeceased son,
ix. Daughter of a predeceased son of a predeceased son,
x. Son of a predeceased son of a predeceased son,
xi. Daughter of a predeceased daughter, and
xii. Son of a predeceased daughter.

Hindu Succession Act deals with the distribution of the property of the propositus, among class I heirs.
If your father died with out creating a will or document regarding his properties, all the properties divided in between son in the first wife, second wife and her children’s equally. father crated a sale deed or settlement deed in his life time ,no body can easily challenge the same.

Advocate Siddhant Sharma LawRato

484 votes

A daughter is entitled to the same property as her mother. The Act does not make a distinction between daughters who are married and unmarried. She has the same rights to her mothers property as her brother and father.

Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty LawRato