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Rights of married daughter on the property of parents


25-Oct-2023 (In Property Law)
As per Hindu succession act.......The son has been living with parents ever since the house was built, in the dwelling house with his family until -their demise before December 2004- and is still residing at the property.Can his married sister who is well off , well placed in job with husband and son claim share or partition in the property?The sister was married before house was built.The house was bought by father in mothers name and mother had no source of income.The son has no other house or property .
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The Married daughter have equal right in the parental property after the advent of amendment in Hindu Succession Act 1956, that came into force since 9th sept 2005. The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, originally didn't give daughters equal rights to ancestral property.
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