Legal rights of children in fathers property

531 votes

you and your brother are entitled to the share. You can challenge the authenticity of the Will and get an injunction order and also an order to cancel the alleged Will. A suit for cancellation of the Will made out of fraud and undue influence can be filed before the civil court

Advocate Avinash E. K. LawRato

834 votes

After the death of father his properties are equally distributed among his legal heirs. If he executed a will in his life time if so the property distributed according to will. A Will is a document which ensures that your wishes with respect to your assets and property are followed after your death.

If your step mom is standing in the way as she got the right over the whole property by way of will, then you should file a partition suit and challenge the will. If you can win the case then you got the share

Advocate Ajay NS LawRato

651 votes

If there is no Will, the property will devolve upon his legal heirs which includes you and your brother. However since your step-mom is claiming about a Will, situation will be different. Even if there is a written Will, if you challenge the Will in the court, they have to prove the genuineness of the will by examining the attesting witnesses to the Will and by scientific forensic methods. You can file a case for partition of the property claiming to be a legal heir who is entitled for a share in the property. The court will decide the issues on will and other things in it.

Advocate Nelson Joseph LawRato

653 votes

If your father died after writing a Will, all his properties will go according to the terms written in the said Will. For that purpose, you have to examine the contents of that Will. Three things are mainly to be examined:
1. Whether that Will is a genuine one or Fake one. For that purpose the Will has to be examined by an advocate or anyone who knows about it.
2. What are the assignments with regard to the properties of your father made in the Will is to be examined. If your father has not allotted any property to you or to your brother in the Will, that means you have no right in the property.
3. You have to ascertain through enquiries whether the present Will is the last written Will or not. If he has written any subsequent Will after the present Will held by your stepmother, only the last written Will has the legal validity. For this purpose, you have to make enquiries with the immediate relatives of your father.
Therefore, your first step is to demand a copy of the Will from your Stepmother and get it examined as above. In case you need any assistance, you may contact me.

Advocate Lawrence D Cunha LawRato