• Gifts converting into will

a gift which is not accepted is it void or will it be converted into a will, if it fulfills all other requirements.
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you must state facts of your case . has gift deed been executed? is it duly stamped and registered?

what are the recitals in gift deed ? without going through the document we cannot draw any conclusion

. to answer your academic query gift deed has to be accepted by donee .if it is not accepted by donee then it is void

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Unless and until the gift has been accepted by donee it is void. If the gift has not been accepted by the receiver (donee) notwithstanding the registration thereof and payment of stamp duty then it is void.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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It cannot be converted into a will.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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a gift can not be converted into a will.

Fateh Chand Sharma
Advocate, Noida
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even if gift deed is duly stamped and registered it would be void if not accepted by donee . it cannot be converted into will

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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gift not accepted by donee is not gift,it is up to you if you want to make a will to some body who has not accepted your gift i ,incase no claim is made by the person to whome you are giving in the form of will ,then your property will have no value

Rajeev Bari
Advocate, New Delhi
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Incomplete gift cannot be converted as Will.

Sandeep Hegde
Advocate, Bangalore
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