Can the father-in-law transfer his property to his daughter-in-law without the consent of his daughter?

by Shivendra Pratap Singh | Apr 25, 2023 | Property Cases

Can the father-in-law transfer his property to his daughter-in-law without the consent of his daughter? Can the father-in-law transfer his property to his daughter-in-law without the consent of his daughter? My father has transferred his property without my consent. I am very tense and feeling bad when came to know that he has named the property to my bhabhi. 

A father has the legal right to transfer his self-acquired property to anyone, including his children or any other person, without any consent or permission from anyone else, including his wife or children. However, if the property is jointly owned by the father and his wife or any other family member, then he would need their consent or permission to transfer the property.

If that property is jointly owned with you then your consent is mandatory for gifting entire property. If the father transferred only his part to his daughter in law, then that transfer is legally valid.

Self-acquired property refers to any property that a person has acquired through his or her own resources, without inheriting it from any ancestors or family members. In other words, any property that a person has purchased, inherited, or received as a gift is considered self-acquired property.

This type of property is solely owned by the person who has acquired it and can be disposed of by him or her in any manner they deem fit, including gifting it to someone else or transferring it through a will. The legal rights and obligations related to self-acquired property are different from those related to ancestral or inherited property, which is subject to different legal provisions and rules.

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Advocate Shivendra, practicing law since 2005, specializes in criminal and matrimonial cases, extensive litigatin experience before the High Court, Sessions court & Family Court. He established kanoonirai.com in 2014 to provide dependable and pragmatic legal support. Over the years, he has successfully assisted thousands of clients, making the platform a trusted resource for criminal and matrimonial dispute resolution in India.

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