Question

name the person / persons who inherit the property of a person after his death

Answer 1

The person\ persons who inherit the property of a person after his death is termed as legal heir.

Detailed answer

Usually, the legal heirs of a person are his children, wife or his parents may change from person to person.

• Legal heirs are entitled to land, property, assets that are owned by the person who has died and they are the legal heirs of that person.

• The Legal heirs can be changed by the real owner if he\she requires them to be changed.

• The legal heir cannot attain these assets before the death of the so-called real owner of the assets.

Answer 2

Answer:

Under Indian law, an heir is a person determined to succeed to the estate of an ancestor who died intestate i.e. without creating a will. In India, legal heir is popularly used to refer to an individual who supersedes to property, either by law or a will.