ranganath patra 31 December 2020

Regarding property rights

What's the rules of distribution of property between two wife of a man of Hindu family
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This discussion clarifies property rights for a second wife in a Hindu family. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, a second marriage while the first wife is alive is not legally recognised, meaning the second wife typically has no claim to the husband's property if he dies intestate. However, children from such a union are entitled to inherit property equally with children from the first wife.

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SHIRISH PAWAR, 7738990900 (Advocate) 31 December 2020

Hello,

The second wife will not get anything if the husband dies intestated. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, polygamy is not permitted.

ranganath patra 31 December 2020

has any time frame

SIVARAMAPRASAD KAPPAGANTU (Retired Manager) 01 January 2021

While the first wife is alive if a person marries another woman, such a woman shall not have any rights on the property of such person. However, the children to such a woman through the wedlock of the person who married her although the first wife was alive, shall get full rights on par with the children of the first wife.First wife also shall be getting her share.