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Marylou Bilawala

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ARTICLES BY MARYLOU BILAWALA

If probate for will is granted, it’ll apply to all properties owned by deceased

2 min read . 17 Sep 2019

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Stepchildren have no legal right in ancestral coparcenary property

2 min read . 03 Sep 2019

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Bequest to unborn child is void if there’s no intervening life interest

2 min read . 20 Aug 2019

By virtue of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005, daughters are also coparceners in their own right, in the same manner as sons. (iStock)

Both daughters, sons can be coparceners in an HUF

2 min read . 06 Aug 2019

If one of tenants-in-common dies, the share devolves on legal heirs

2 min read . 23 Jul 2019

Muslims are allowed to make a Will through oral declaration

3 min read . 09 Jul 2019

The Will shall be attested by two or more witnesses. (iStock)

Beneficiaries can’t attest the Will; else bequest will be termed void

1 min read . 25 Jun 2019

Child given away for adoption can be excluded from biological father’s Will

2 min read . 11 Jun 2019

Sole and absolute owners can do what they want with an inherited property

3 min read . 21 May 2019

Sole and absolute owner can do what they want with an inherited property

3 min read . 21 May 2019

Son can create HUF within father’s HUF

2 min read . 17 Apr 2019

You will need to check the process and procedure in the state where the joint holder was living at the time of her death. (iStock)

Estate planning: Death certificate needed for transfer of shares

1 min read . 03 Apr 2019

‘Next friend’ of minor can be appointed as trustee by filing a court petition

1 min read . 20 Mar 2019

Trust deed needs to state purpose of creation

2 min read . 06 Mar 2019

‘Life interest’ doesn’t give full rights on assets

2 min read . 06 Feb 2019

Unlike a Will, a gift deed requires to be registered as per applicable rules

3 min read . 23 Jan 2019

FD joint survivor is just a trustee of proceeds

1 min read . 09 Jan 2019

Hindus can bequeath property to any person

1 min read . 19 Dec 2018

In joint tenancy, if one owner dies, his share goes to second owner

2 min read . 05 Dec 2018

Hindu female is allowed to bequeath house inherited from her mother to son

1 min read . 21 Nov 2018

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