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Can married daughter be a part of HUF?
June 10, 2025- What is a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)?
- Can a married daughter be a part of HUF?
- What is the right of married women in a HUF property?
- Can a married female member demand partition of her father's HUF as well as her husband's HUF?
- What is the status of the married daughter prior to the 2005 amendment?
- Why do you Need a Lawyer?
What is a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)?
A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), or Joint Hindu Family, is a legal unit under Hindu law comprising lineal descendants of a common ancestor living together. It includes the ancestor, his male descendants, their wives, and unmarried daughters, sharing a common estate, food, and place of worship.There are two schools of law governing HUF in India: Mitakshara and Dayabhaga, with West Bengal being the only state that follows the Dayabhaga School of law.
Can a married daughter be a part of HUF?
Yes, a married daughter is considered a coparcener in a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). Prior to the 2005 amendment in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the daughter, on her marriage, ceases to be a member of her father's HUF and becomes a member of her husband's HUF. However, after the amendment the daughter married or unmarried, is now considered as co-parcener like a son. However, in her matrimonial house, she is treated as a member and not as a co-parcener of her Husband's HUF. Thus in event of partition of her Husband's HUF, she has one share in such property.
What is the right of married women in a HUF property?
The 2005 Amendment Act conferred rights on female members to become co-parceners. This means that women now have equal rights in the family property. However, the amendment is governed by the Mithakshara law of inheritance and is not applicable to the Dayabhaga law of inheritance.
Women are now entitled to demand the partition of a HUF to get their share of the property. The partition can be in full or partial. If the daughter is married at the time of partition, the assets so received will be treated as her own personal assets.
Can a married female member demand partition of her father's HUF as well as her husband's HUF?
After the amendment in the Hindu Succession Act of 1956, in 2005, a daughter is a coparcener and has the same rights as the son and can, therefore, demand partition in her father's HUF property. However, she is not a coparcener of her husband's family and cannot demand partition in the HUF property of her husband's family, but, she would be entitled to a share in case of partition between her husband & her sons or between her sons.
What is the status of the married daughter prior to the 2005 amendment?
The amendment would equally apply to a daughter born before 1-9-05 and she becomes co-parcener not from the date of her birth but only from 1-9-05.
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