• Rights in parent in laws' property

Hi 
I would like to know what the rights of daughter in laws in the property of parent in laws in terms of their self acquired and inhereted property.
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1) daughter in law has no right in the self acquired and inherited property of her in laws

2) she only has right to stay in matrimonial home of her husband under Dv act

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1. Under the present law (which i think cannot be changed) the daughter-in-law has no rights in the property owned by her parents-in-law.

2. She needs the permission of her in-laws to even live in the property owned by them.

3. Her rights are confined to the properties owned either entirely by her or jointly by her and her husband. She can enforce her right to stay in the matrimonial home.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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After the death of husband,wife becomes one of the legal heirs of the property which was left behind by him irrespective of ancestral or self acquired property of his parents who had given the same to their son.

Thanking you,

Subash M R
Advocate, Bangalore
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Hello,

1) As far as property rights are concerned the daughter in law has no right whatsoever in either the inherited or ancestral property of the parent in laws.

2) The only enforceable right is right to residence, either shared or separate and this comes in question only when there is a marital dispute between the husband and the wife.

3) The husband will have any right in the property only after the death of his parents.

S J Mathew
Advocate, Mumbai
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175 Consultations

1. Daughter in law has no right on the properties of parents in law,

2. She does not even have any right on the property of her husband during his ilfe time,

3. However, after the demise of her husband, she can claim her share on her husband's property alongwith his other legal heirs.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

Hi, daughter-in-law has no right to claim property either self acquired or ancestral property. They are entitled to claim maintenance from the husband.

Pradeep Bharathipura
Advocate, Bangalore
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