yes she can claim a share in her father in laws property. She can not claim any share from the property which is owned by her father in law. She can not claim maintenance also from her father in law for her daughter. She can claim the property owned by her husband including Bank Deposits, PF, Gratuity etc.

Can widow daughter-in-law claim maintenance from father in law?

Though under the Act, the right to claim maintenance by widowed daughter-in-law against her father-in-law is limited to the extent of coparcenary property in the hand of father-in-law, out of which widowed daughter-in-law has not taken any share but under the old Hindu law, prevailing before the enactment of the Act.

What are the legal rights of a widow?

Under the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, widows who choose to remarry do have a right on their deceased husband’s property. The Bombay High Court (HC) ruled that a widow who remarries does not need to give up her right over her deceased husband’s property.

Can a widow get maintenance from in-laws?

Widow entitled for maintenance from in-laws holding dead husband’s property: Bombay HC. NAGPUR: Even after husband’s death, a wife is entitled for maintenance from in-laws holding properties in their son’s name, ruled the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court.

Is daughter-in-law a legal heir?

There is no question of the daughter in law getting a larger share of the property. The daughter will also inherit 50 per cent share as a Class-I legal heir.” If it is amicably settled that a larger portion should be given to the daughter-in-law, the daughter (Avani) must gift a part of her share to Reena.

What are the wife rights after husband death?

Under Hindu Law: the wife has a right to inherit the property of her husband only after his death if he dies intestate. Hindu Succession Act, 1956 describes legal heirs of a male dying intestate and the wife is included in the Class I heirs, and she inherits equally with other legal heirs.