Now daughters also have equal rights in father’s property. The government amended the law in 2005 in this regard. Despite this, people are very confused about this. Girls usually hesitate to claim the father’s property in the society. Despite the amendment in the law, they do not get their rights. Let’s know what the law says about this.
The government amended the law in 2005
The government took a big step in 2005 in view of the changing economic-social situations of the society. Then Hindu Succession Act (Hindu Succession Act) It was amended. This rule says that the right to the son’s property is as much as the right of daughters. The second is that the daughter is married or unmarried, her father’s property will have as much right as her brother. This amendment in the law expected that there would be a change in the thinking that has been going on for decades.
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Equal rights of daughters in ancestral property
After amending the Hindu Succession Act, the daughter’s right is not only in self-equited assets but also in an essestral property. This means that in the property that the father has bought from his earnings, the daughter will also have the right to the son. Also, if the father has found any property in the inheritance, then the daughter will also have the right. This right will be as much as sons in that property. Before the amendment in 2005, the inherited property had limited or not equal to married daughters. This difference was abolished in 2005.
Father may refuse to give a support to daughter in will
If the father had made a will before the death, the matter becomes different. The father’s will has the right to divide the property as per his will. If the will clearly states that after the father’s death, only sons will have the right, then daughters cannot challenge it. However, it is worth noting that it will not apply to the property found in ancestral. After amending the law in 2005, the property found in the will has equal rights of sons and daughters.