Under Hindu law, women have received the right to get a share in the ancestral as well as father’s self-acquired property, but the law is still very unjust for a Hindu woman when it comes to the devolution of her own assets.
To understand why Hindu women should write a Will, it is very important to understand what happens if she doesn’t write a Will, how her property is distributed among her legal heirs and how male lineage is given priority even if the property belongs to her.
Hindu woman dying intestate
The estate of a Hindu woman is devolved in three ways depending upon the source of property:
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In the times this law was made, neither were they many independent and working women nor was there any such awareness among them. But now the times have changed, a woman is independent both financially and emotionally, she invests in properties and deserves the right to decide who will inherit her property after her death. We can never predict when these discrepancies in the laws will be abolished but for sure you can take control of your wishes by writing a Will.
Now you are aware that law does not necessarily divide the property as per your desire therefore consider making a Will online with www.aasaanwill.com, an easy, affordable & secure place to start your Will writing journey.
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