Essential Estate Planning tools - Will, Living Will and Healthcare Proxy
Will, Living Will and Healthcare Proxy are three essential estate and medical planning tools, which implement one's decisions about distribution of assets after death, and medical directives when one is not able to make the said vital decisions. As all three are legal documents, they must comply with established legal requirements to be implemented. The following sample documents are not legal advise or substitute for professional assistance but for informational purposes on
Inheritance Transfer-When "Will" Claimed
“Will” is not a property transfer document. It is just a legal declaration of intentions of the deceased for disposition of his/her assets after his death, which requires judicial determination to have any binding force. Whether the deceased executed legal, valid and proper legal instrument is a question of law. Its the Courts alone, that have jurisdiction to declare whether the deceased died “Intestate” (without Will), or “Testate” (without “Will”). No claimant is permitt
Apostille/Authentication and Embassy Legalization of Public Documents
An Apostille is a required form of authentication for documents to be used in countries that are included and participate in the Hague Conve
Inheritance - Right or Charity?Addressing Gender-Based Inheritance Inequality in India
For centuries, Indian women have been unceasingly undervalued and silenced. A consequence of systematic tradition and societal pressure has resulted in thousands of women relinquishing their own property inheritance rights and other rights associated with gender equity within inheritance proceedings. A lack of awareness of existing laws, an insufficient understanding of legal redress options, and the overwhelming consensus that challenging gender norms will bring shame to a f
