can wife ask for share in Property of husband

Wife can ask for maintenance for herself and her children.

IT is believed that the query is for spouse(s) that are Hindu.

Either spouse (Wife or husband) can update court of law about income, assets, estate, property of other spouse. Based on this court may decide of matters pertaining to maintenance, alimony.

Otherwise either spouse (Wife or husband) has NO forced share in self earned/acquired, ancestral  property of other spouse.

Wife is not a co-parcener is ancestral property of husband.

If husband has left any estate/property undisposed in his life time and has deceased then wife being Class legal heir has equal share along with Mother (if alive as on date of death),sons and daughters…