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Can a person give all his property to one son?
A father cannot freely give the ancestral property to one son. In Hindu law, the ancestral property can be gifted only under certain situations like distress or for pious reasons. Otherwise, the ancestral property cannot be given away to one child to the exclusion of all others.
Is it better to gift or inherit property?
It’s generally better to receive real estate as an inheritance rather than as an outright gift because of capital gains implications. The deceased probably paid much less for the property than its fair market value in the year of death if they owned the real estate for any length of time.
What is share of daughter in father property?
The daughter of a predeceased daughter being a Class I legal heir, as per the schedule in Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act 1956, has the same share in the property of her maternal grandfather which her mother would have got in case she would have been alive.
Can a father give his self acquired property to his son?
Distribution of self-acquired property of a father: A father is within his rights to give the self-acquired -property to his one son to the exclusion of other children. During his lifetime, his children have no right to claim it. He can pass the same to his one son by gift or by will.
Can I transfer my property to my Children?
Put simply, transferring property to your children in this way may be seen as an attempt to conceal property wealth to avoid paying for care. If this is deemed to be the case, the local authority can reverse the transfer of ownership.
Should children inherit money from their parents?
Children, however, are much less interested in an inheritance and would rather their parents spend their money enjoying their retirement.
Should you help your adult children financially?
My standard advice is: Don’t help your kids financially. Doing so harms both you and your kids. A decade of reading about money and hundreds of conversations with parents have brought me to this conclusion: Giving adult children financial support is, generally speaking, a bad idea. Some people don’t want to hear this, especially coming from me.