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INHERITANCE & SUCCESSION SERVICES

Succession Certificate

AT A GLANCE

WHAT IT IS
A civil court's certificate that lets the heirs of someone who left no will claim the debts and securities owed to the estate.
WHEN YOU NEED IT
When banks or companies ask for it before releasing the deceased's bank balances, deposits, shares or dividends.
WHAT WE DO
We prepare the heirs' application, file it in the civil court and take it through to the certificate.
See the tiers and fees ↓

When the deceased has not made any Will, his legal heirs will have to make an application in a Civil Court for grant of a certificate that will enable them to claim rights for all the securities, dividends, bank balances etc. Such a certificate is known as Succession Certificate.

VIDEO — SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE EXPLAINED

FEES

Succession 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.

  • Vetted by lawyersEvery document, by a practising advocate
  • ₹5,000Private consultationIncluded when you commission a service
  • 24 hrsComplex mattersA considered view within a day
  • Fees agreed firstBefore any work begins

THE SERVICE

  • The petition filed and carried through to the certificateIncluded
  • Private consultations with your advocate1
  • Claims after the grantAdd-on
  • Asset tracingAdd-on
  • Objections defendedAdd-on
  • Heirs abroadAdd-on

PRIVATE CLIENT CARE

  • Safe custody and after-life assistanceSubscription
  • Private client serviceNot included

WHY RITEWILL

Why people come to us

Advocate reviewed

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

Built for Indian law

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

Plain answers first

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

Your papers stay yours

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

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