Daughters' Equal Property Rights: Married or Not, Law Says Yes!

• The 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act grants daughters equal rights to sons in ancestral property, regardless of marital status.
• A daughter must have been alive on September 9, 2005, when the amended provisions came into force, to claim her share.
• The father's survival on that date is not mandatory, as a daughter becomes a coparcener by birth.
• Ancestral property is typically divided equally among mother, son, and daughter, though unequal division is possible with consent.
• For Income Tax recognition, the partition must be complete and recorded by the jurisdictional Income Tax Officer.

Why It Matters: Daughters have equal ancestral property rights post-2005 amendment, irrespective of marital status.