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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Succession Act, 1925 Section 178

CHILD PRIMA FADE ENTITLED TO LEGACY AS WELL AS PORTION Where a parent, who is under obligation by contract to provide a

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Succession Act, 1925 Section 178 is part of Succession Act, 1925 - CHILD PRIMA FADE ENTITLED TO LEGACY AS WELL AS PORTION Where a parent, who is under obligation by contract to provide a. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 178: CHILD PRIMA FADE ENTITLED TO LEGACY AS WELL AS PORTION Where a parent, who is under obligation by contract to provide a portion for a child, fails to do so, and afterwards bequeaths a legacy to the child, and does not intimate by his will that the legacy is meant as a satisfaction of the portion, the child shall be entitled to receive the legacy, as well as the portion.

Frequently asked questions

What does Succession Act, 1925 Section 178 provide?

Section Section 178 of the Succession Act, 1925 (CHILD PRIMA FADE ENTITLED TO LEGACY AS WELL AS PORTION Where a parent, who is under obligation by contract to provide a) is reproduced on this page as part of the Succession Act, 1925. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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