Estate Planning, Wills & Living Trusts

A proper estate planning protects your family and your assets if you die or become incapacitated. Following things shall be kept in mind while planning your estate: deciding who will get your things when you die naming guardians for your children and their property...

Living Wills – Law in India

Living Will – Law in India The Black’s Law Dictionary defines an advance medical directive as, “a legal document explaining one’s wishes about medical treatment if one becomes incompetent or unable to communicate”. A living will, on the...

Void Bequeaths under Will

Transfer to unborn persons is invalid (Section 113) Where a bequest is made to a person not in existence at the time of the testator’s death, subject to a prior bequest contained in the will, the later bequest shall be void, unless it comprises the whole of the...

Law of Wills by an Indian Christian

A fundamental characteristic of property is that it cannot exist without an owner. On a person’s death his property has to vest into someone and the act of transmission of the property is referred to as succession. The law of succession is categorized as testamentary...