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icon Joint family member rights on self-acquired property

Hi, Our joint family, which includes My father and his brother's families. They both were earned properties and registered in their names. In 2014, they decided to separate and divided their self-acq


A. Hi,
No, they cannot claim an share of your self-acquired property. You can do with it as you wish.
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icon Regarding challenging partition deed

Can women challenge registered partition deed which have been made on the base of oral family settlement deed between her uncles and her brothers 10 years ago.


A. Hi,
Any legal heir can challenge the deed, but their claim is unlikely to succeed unless they can prove that there was misrepresentation or fraud with respect to the original partition deed.
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I need the sole custody of my child as my husband is harassing me every day and threatening me of taking my child away from me. He is a muslim


A. Hi,
You can file a petition for the custody of your child depending upon his/her's age however, the various factors are to be considered for filing custody.
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Dear sir/madam, My name is Amitkumar (35), i have 2 sisters( 1 younger and 1 elder, both married). I am married having 1 son (5 year). After marriage i had some difference with my parents (father :73


A. Hi,
Initially, you may proceed for mediation and solve the matter.
If a case is filed against you, you may put forth all the evidences with you in front of the court.
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1. Should both parents of a boy be alive to allow their child to be reared as a foster son by some other couple? 2. If so what type of approval should be taken and from whom (i.e Govt)


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1. No, if only one parent is alive, then just their consent will suffice. However, if both are present, then you will need consent from both of them.
2. If you are known to the family, then you can adopt the boy informally, however, this means that the legal rights over the boy will remain with the biological parents.
The Central Adoption Resource Authority(CARA) is the body governing adoptions in India. You will have to register yourself with their local representatives and they will then g ...ReadMore

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Can a hindu ageold widow adopt a muslim man legally ? And if yes does he hold a right in property of ancestral property ?


A. Hi,
No, adoption only covers minors.
She cannot transfer ancestral property to someone who is not a legal heir.
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Advocate Niyas  Fazal A

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I want to debar/throw out my ill mannered, very abusive and disrespecting 27 year old unmarried son from my life and property. What are my own and his legal rights


A. Hi,
In case of a self-acquired property, the parents can disinherit a child by cutting him out of the will. If a parent dies intestate, the self-acquired property will go to the legal heirs.
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Yogeswari  Gunasekaran

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we are 3 children and father and mother in our family.on 2008 my parents written a will for giving 7 cent land and 1000sqft house to my second elder brother on agreement second brother has to give 2


A. You can file a partition suit if it is an ancestral property. Your mother can claim maintenance from your brother who has taken the property

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icon Property dispute in family. (2 brothers + 1 sister)

Years ago a man started his business and soon after the elder soon joined him. A few years later the elder son started his own business and the father shut down his old business to join the son. They


A. Hi,
A suit for partition can be filed to claim a share of any assets that are ancestral. For self-acquired property, your mother and father can do what they wish and give the property to anyone they wish to grant it to.
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I filed RCR case against my wife. Her father taken her forcefully from matrimonial home. So, i filed this case. During the proceedings of the case whether my wife presence is must atleast one time or


A. It will be ss per the court notice

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