Legal Question in Family Law in India

We are a Hindu family. My wife and I got married in 2006 in the UK. She was a British citizen and I hold an Indian passport. I'm living and working in the UK currently. My wife passed away in 2021 due to a chronic disease.

Last year the sole survivor from my wife's family, my father in law passed away too. He had a flat in S. Cruz west in Mumbai and bank savings along with a locker. He has a brother and a sister who are alive. My wife's mother and elder brother had passed away before I had met my wife.

Some banks have me as nominee and some do not. As my father in law has not left a WilI and he does have a surviving brother and sister, I'd like to know what are my options for applying as a inheritor to his property and assets, according to the Indian laws. Is it wise to make a claim?

What is the duration of these decisions in the Indian courts and what are the expense amount I will be looking at?


Asked on 5/16/23, 2:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

you may go for succession and letter of administration and as there are no legal heirs surviving of the deceased except you as you are claiming through your deceased wife, the decision can be given within a short span of time by the courts concerned.

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Answered on 6/03/23, 10:08 am


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