August 10, 2021 Santosh K. Pawar, Esq. Transferring ownership of any asset, cash or non-cash (property), requires compliance with applicable laws. There are many misconceptions for transfer when any asset is owned by the deceased. All legal heirs have equal share in every asset of the deceased. Anyone intending to deprive other legal heir(s) of his/her/their equal share, on any ground, whatsoever, must be in possession of court order. Legal heirs do have an option to mutuall

April 14, 2021 Santosh K. Pawar, Esq. "Legal Heir Agreement" also known as "Family Settlement Agreement" is a time and cost effective option for distributing inheritance in India. This option is available to legal heirs ONLY when all agree. No reason or justification is required for not opting for Distribution by Agreement and requiring Court Order for the same. WHY IS DISTRIBUTION/TRANSFER OF INHERITANCE MANDATORY Distribution/Transfer of assets of the deceased is mandatory

All NRI’s confront the situation of inheritance transfer in India. Lack of required information compels legal heirs to relinquish/abandon their rightful claim. The following blog is an attempt to provide information to all about their rights and legal process involved in transfer of inherited assets from estate of the deceased to estate beneficiaries. The process of ownership transfer of inherited assets in any country is clearly defined in laws of succession, eviden