Dear all,
Hope this finds you all well...
My father is no more (died 8 yrs before) and he had 2 wives. Me and my elder brother are 2 childrens from my mother.My mother is elder wife of my father. My mother is still alive.
My fathers second wife (who died 12 yrs before) has 2 childrens , a boy and a girl. Overall, we are 4 children from our father.
Now, all properties are in my fathers name still and few are in my mothers name. At this stage we (me + my mother+my elder brother) decided to give up a share in overall property to my half brother and half sister. We discussed with them and they wanted a amount equal to their share as per market value. We all agreed to that.
We all agreed for a amount which we together proposed after market survey. NOTE: We did market survey for property rates separately and personally. No agency was hired.
Since our half sister wants amount on early basis,we are giving her the amount first , but we are paying the amount to her in two installments.
Question: 1. What minimum precautions should we take before giving her the 1st installment of money?
We had decided to get her signed on a document before paying her 1st installment,but our lawyer advised us to pay the 1st installment amount in cheque and get her signed on a document/agreement before paying her the final installment?.... is this safe for us????
Is paying through cheque, her 1st installment of property share is enough for a proof??
2. What necessary to be made,so that she/he(half brother and sister) cannot claim rights legally again over the property???
For info: We have decided share as per islamic law. Also, all of us are adults. My half sister is married.
