INHERITANCE & SUCCESSION SERVICES

Legal Heir Certificate

AT A GLANCE

WHAT IT IS: An official certificate naming the surviving legal heirs of a deceased person. It proves heirship, not ownership.
WHEN YOU NEED IT: To transfer property records, claim pension, insurance and bank deposits, or move utility connections into an heir's name.
WHAT WE DO: We prepare the application with the supporting records and follow it through with the revenue authority.

THE LAW IN FULL

Legal Heir Certificate under Indian law: the statutes, the requirements and the documents you will need.

About 3 minutes to read

VIDEO — LEGAL HEIR CERTIFICATE EXPLAINED

FEES

Legal Heir Certificate, in four tiers

Each tier includes everything in the one before it. Anything from a higher tier can be added to yours, and the fee below moves with it.

	Essential	Family	Legacy	Bespoke
THE SERVICE
The application made and followed through to the certificate	Essential: included; Family: included; Legacy: included; Bespoke: included
Private consultations with your advocateBy video, ₹5,000 each otherwise.	Essential: 1; Family: 1; Legacy: 2; Bespoke: Unlimited
Records and affidavits gathered for you	Essential: can be added; Family: included; Legacy: included; Bespoke: included
Disputed heirship	Essential: can be added; Family: can be added; Legacy: included; Bespoke: included
Assets transferred afterwardsBanks, pension and property moved to the heirs.	Essential: can be added; Family: can be added; Legacy: included; Bespoke: included
Heirs abroad	Essential: can be added; Family: can be added; Legacy: can be added; Bespoke: included
PRIVATE CLIENT CARE
Safe custody and after-life assistanceWe hold your originals and act for your heirs when the time comes.	Essential: by subscription; Family: by subscription; Legacy: by subscription; Bespoke: by subscription
Private client serviceA named senior advocate, priority handling and visits at home.	Essential: not offered; Family: not offered; Legacy: can be added; Bespoke: included

THE SERVICE

PRIVATE CLIENT CARE

WHY RITEWILL

Every document is checked by a practising advocate before it reaches you. Nothing goes out on software alone.

Succession here turns on personal law, state procedure and the Indian Succession Act. That is what we are built around.

We tell you what you actually need, and what you do not. Often that is less than people expect.

Your documents and details are held in India and are never sold, shared or used to market anything to you.

Tell us what you are trying to sort out. We will tell you what it takes, what it costs and whether you need us at all.