Succession Act, 1925

Succession Act, 1925 — Section 49: Children’s advancements not brought into hotchpot

49. Children’s advancements not brought into hotchpot. Where a distributive share in the property of a person who has died intestate is claimed by a child, or any descendant of a child, of such person, no money or other property which the intestate may, during his life, have paid, given or settled to, or for the advancement of, the child by whom or by whose descendant the claim is made shall be taken into account in estimating such distributive share. CHAPTER III SPECIAL RULES FOR PARSI INTESTATES 1[50. General principles relating to intestate succession. For the purpose of intestate succession among Parsis―

(a)there is no distinction between those who were actually born in the lifetime of a person deceased and those who at the date of his death were only conceived in the womb, but who have been subsequently born alive;

(b)a lineal descendant of an intestate who has died in the lifetime of the intestate without leaving a widow or widower or any lineal descendant or a widow of any lineal descendent shall not be taken into account in determining the manner in which the property of which the intestate has died intestate shall be divided; and

(c)where a widow of any relative of an intestate has married again in the lifetime of the intestate, she shall not be entitled to receive any share of the property of which the intestate has died intestate, and she shall be deemed not to be existing at the intestate’s death.

This is the text of the provision as enacted. It is legal information, not legal advice, and it cannot account for the facts of your own matter. For advice on your situation, consult a verified advocate.