Divorce is the dissolution of marriage through a legal process by filing a petition in a court of law. When a court passes a divorce decree, it ends the matrimonial alliance of spouses and terminates all the marriage. The separation of husband and wife also involves the division of property, assets, and the issue of custody of the child.

Succession, in the literal sense, means a series or a set of things that follow each other. When talked about in legal terms and property, this, however, refers to the passing of property rights from one to another. This passing of rights can be done through a will. But when a person dies without a will, the person is said to have died intestate, and the personal laws governing the distribution of property for that person come into effect. For Hindus, the applicable act is the Hindu Succession Act. For Muslims, it is Muslim Law, and for Christians, it is the Indian Succession Act that comes into force. 

According to the Indian legal system, the rules governing inheritance under Muslim law vary depending on the type of property involved. The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, for example, will apply in the situation of non-testamentary succession. Contrarily, in the event of testamentary succession (which means the individual made a will before to […]