Husband's Death: Does Wife Inherit In-Laws' Property? 90% Don't Know Key Laws

• A daughter-in-law cannot claim in-laws' property while they are alive under the Hindu Succession Act.
• If the husband dies, his self-acquired property is divided equally among Class-I heirs: wife, children, and his mother.
• A will overrides succession laws; a wife can only challenge it if fraud or duress is proven.
• Widows unable to support themselves can claim maintenance from their father-in-law, as per a Chhattisgarh High Court judgment.
• Divorce terminates a wife's property rights, but children retain full rights to their father's property.