Hello,

I am from India, Maharashtra.
We are staying with my fatherin law's house the day i got married and almost since 10 years. We are maintaining all properity and were taking care of old parents when they alive.My husband have two elder sisters. They got love marrige against their father's wish and never contaced to us.

My fatherinlaw died and left huge , big house which is costing in caror. He has not made any will for properity.The relationship with my husband and his father was also not very good. But inspite of all he done all his duties as per the indian culture.
The realtionship between brother and sisters are not so good in my family.

Now my both sisterinlaws want to claim for that house.
Now my question are-

1- We are staying in this house since 10 years and maintaining all thing from our money
2-Taking care of old parents while sisters never bother about them.Now they entered in to the picture because for the money.???

3-We have emotional value for this house becose i am staying in this house when that day i got married.
4- We dont have other house to stay, while his sisters are very well off and rich. They have enough properity.
5-we dont want to leave this house . As we are not very rich and made all money from hard work.
6- Is there any law which is in my favour.

twinkiedooter

You need to consult an attorney as soon as possible on this matter. He can help you keep the house if your husband acts now instead of waiting for sisters to make the first move.

K_2

In India I can't give an answer. However, in the state I live in....my father was one of 9 children, 8 living when his parents passed. Now my father never took a job off the farm b/c his father depending on him so greatly with the farm work. Also, before my grandmother entered into the nursing home, my father cared for her for many years, even when she was confined to the bed. My grandfather owned a lot of land and 3 houses. The house that my father and us lived in was on it's own tract and deeded seperately. Now my grandfather made it known to EVERYONE that my father was to get that place for taking care of them for so long and because he gave up going out and getting a better paying job to where he could buy his own place like the others had done in order to help my grandfather on the farm. In addition, he was to get his share of the inheritance.

The other children didn't not want to obey. However, my father's lawyer told him that they could drag it into court and into probate and they would either have to give him the home or pay him "reasonable" fees for all those years of caring for my grandparents.

My father didn't want to drag it into probate for fear of the state stepping in b/c of what they had helped with my grandmother's nursing home bill, medicare, etc.

So he settled.

But he could have placed a "claim" against the estate. And it would be up to the judge. My mother could have also placed a seperate claim against the estate for reasonable fees for all the time she spent caring for them over the years.

If no will, then normally the estate would be split equally among the children. Your husband and you could offer to "buy" the other children out. If the house is worth $300,000(just an example) each child's fair share would be $100,000. He could offer to pay them that amount each and they sign over their share of the home to him.

He can also drag it into probate and place a claim against the estate for X amount of dollars for the care of the father and the expenses spent on the house, then it would be left up to the judge.


However, this is how it could be done here in the States, again, I'm not sure about India.

I definitely wouldn't waste no time seeking local legal advice.

ScottGem

You need to check the laws about intestate inheritance where you are. In most cases, the surviving siblings would share equally.