Who is an heir and what is inheritance?
An immediate relative, such as a son, daughter, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle, is an inheritor if they are legally entitled to claim or receive an inheritance from the dead owner’s ancestors’ assets and/or things in situations where there is no longer a valid will. If no immediate family member is claiming the inheritance, the inheritor may occasionally be a distant relative. Two-thirds of the cases that are still ongoing in Indian courts involve many instances of contested residency. If there is no longer a will, the assets should preferably be given to the closest relative who is still living.… Read more