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    How Hindu male's assets are divided if he dies without a will

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    The assets of a Hindu Male are divided among the legal heirs as per the Hindu Succession Act if there is no will after his death. Read on to find out who is considered as legal heirs of a Hindu male and why not all the legal heirs have equal right on the assets of the Hindu Male.

    When a Hindu male dies intestate (that is, without a will) his assets will get divided among his legal heirs according to the rules of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Under the Act, class-I legal heirs have the first right on the assets such as property, money held in bank accounts, fixed deposits, mutual fund and shares, gold etc.Read on to find out who are classified as class-1 legal heirs of a Hindu male and how the assets will get divided
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