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The son is not supporting his parents


19-May-2025 (In Property Law)
If a son fails to support his parents' medical and essential needs, and they possess ancestral property, what legal actions can the parents take under Indian law? Can they exclude him from ancestral property, or are there other means to address this issue? Additionally, the son has signed a stamped agreement to provide ₹3,000 monthly for medical expenses but is not providing any financial assistance
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Answer #1
830 votes
the senior citizen act covers this issue they are well within rights to complaint under the act the son has made a signed document no they can not as such remove him from ancestral property the courts have held that the sons are duty bound to look after the elders
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Answer #2
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parents are free to make will in the name of anyone even without mentioning any reasons court will never ask reasons . parents can go for registered vasiyat by the way of will ,u can take help of ur advocate
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