My husband owns a flat, purchased with equal contributions from his father and himself. His brother has lived with us for seven years, and his father has a separate home undergoing redevelopment. Both sons were promised equal shares in their father’s property. Now, my brother-in-law claims rights on my husband’s flat. What legal recourse do we have?

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Law Forum › Category: Property › My husband owns a flat, purchased with equal contributions from his father and himself. His brother has lived with us for seven years, and his father has a separate home undergoing redevelopment. Both sons were promised equal shares in their father’s property. Now, my brother-in-law claims rights on my husband’s flat. What legal recourse do we have?
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Apni Law Staff asked 2 years ago

My husband owns a flat, purchased with equal contributions from his father and himself. His brother has lived with us for seven years, and his father has a separate home undergoing redevelopment. Both sons were promised equal shares in their father’s property. Now, my brother-in-law claims rights on my husband’s flat. What legal recourse do we have?

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Apni Law Staff answered 2 years ago

Your husband’s brother has no legal claim on the flat. The flat was purchased with equal contributions from your husband and his father, making it a joint property. Your brother-in-law’s claim is based on a promise regarding his father’s separate property and does not extend to your husband’s jointly owned property.

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