GraciousGod190:
As much as I hate bringing this here, I need advice on ways to go about this..is it right for a father to drag his wife wealth with his son, knowing fully well, the son is now a grown man.

My mom left us with lot of properties she acquired as inheritance from her father and mother side, been the only surviving child, while she was still around some relatives wanted to grab some of it...claiming she's a woman...but seeing she had a grown up son which was me they had to maintain and stay on their lane... besides my mom was never the sluggish type.

Now, my dad is trying to drag this property with me, saying he wants to sell some of the land without even informing me... he his claiming some of house rents and lavishing it on frivolities anyhow.

Yes he's my father, he trained me up to this stage that I am, but by right I thought Those properties are mine already.since it's inheritance that's supposed to be passed down to her offsprings.....if am wrong please someone should tell me.
Bros calm down, by right, all belongs to your dad unless your mum wrote a will transferring ownership to you. You have to play it cool. In the end, it will still belong to you. As a a grown adult, have a chit-chat with your dad, advise him on how to manage it.

CHoccolaTE:


Why did the useless father not hustle his own money?

This should serve as a lesson to hustling women, if you have substantial amount of money or property in your name, better write a will as soon as possible because if you die, one man will claim to own you and your properties because he paid bride price and then decide to spend your hard earned money on side chics and marrying new wives while he leaves your kids to suffer.

Kobojunkie:
You know this is another angle the OP could look into. If the marriage between his father and mother were never in fact registered, maybe OP could use that to his benefit. What do you think?

GraciousGod190:


How?

Really

I don't agree at all

If I wasn't born, do you think those property would be accessible to him?
Because he married my mother.
It would have been passed down to the closest relative of my mother kindreds

Dalil8:


I just wish every man wey dey dis world be like me. Una for suffer ehhn.

Babaken:
Mr take your father to court and leave nairaland people to focus on important issues.

CHoccolaTE:


Why did the useless father not hustle his own money?

This should serve as a lesson to hustling women, if you have substantial amount of money or property in your name, better write a will as soon as possible because if you die, one man will claim to own you and your properties because he paid bride price and then decide to spend your hard earned money on side chics and marrying new wives while he leaves your kids to suffer.

ezegenigbonine:


My brother, its understandable if your father want to lavish the proceeds of the property and you are trying to protect it.

But put yourself in your fathers position and think how it feels when your son is dragging your wife things with you.

Weather you like it or not, so far your father is still alive and hearty, he is the owner of the properties till he dies. But that does not stop you from protecting it.

I bet you your father is a nonentity. That's what am sensing.

Remember, that properties automatically belongs to your father on the day he paid your mothers bride price.

But in the real sense, are you OK? Dragging your mother's property with your father haba

CHoccolaTE:


Why did the useless father not hustle his own money?

This should serve as a lesson to hustling women, if you have substantial amount of money or property in your name, better write a will as soon as possible because if you die, one man will claim to own you and your properties because he paid bride price and then decide to spend your hard earned money on side chics and marrying new wives while he leaves your kids to suffer.

ChristineC:
the property belongs to your father first. without a will, her husband is automatically the next of kin.
oga go and settle with your father or move on.

wirinet:

A legal will supersede legal marriage. If the properties were solely in her name, she could will it to anyone she wishes.

Dalil8:


And i hope say every man wey dey include him wife for will dey take note. I just wish every man wey dey dis world be like me, una for suffer ehhn.

BRATISLAVA:


According to Nigerians laws, it belongs to his father now. Unless he decides to teach the man a lesson.

ChristineC:
the property belongs to your father first. without a legal will, her husband, if surviving, is automatically the next of kin.
oga go and settle with your father and pray he wills some to you, or move on.

CHoccolaTE:


I wish more women realized how useless men are in their personal lives, once a women is wealthy, the only purpose a man serves in her life is sperm donor.
No be only suffer. Suffer kor, suffer ni.

Always attaching nonsense importance to themselves.

Kobojunkie:
No! The Married Women's Property Act of 1882 in Nigeria allows for women to have and keep property of their own in marriage.

Kobojunkie:
Unregistered traditional marriages?

Afam4eva:

Would you also call women who inherit their husband's property useless?

highoctane:
Inheritance is tricky especially when it was not written. That your mother inherited assets and labilities from her father do not become automatically yours, and under unwritten will they are assumed to be that of your father.
Let's say it was written, for example all assets and liabilities from ... et al has been transferred to your mother et al, you re a part of the inheritance.
But in this issue, your father is at will to sublet a part of your mother's inheritance to you.
My suggestion when one is sick, he or she visit a doctor in an established hospital for medical assistance.
Hence you re legally sick, seek the assistance of a lawyer.

GraciousGod190:
As much as I hate bringing this here, I need advice on ways to go about this..is it right for a father to drag his wife wealth with his son, knowing fully well, the son is now a grown man.

My mom left us with lot of properties she acquired as inheritance from her father and mother side, been the only surviving child, while she was still around some relatives wanted to grab some of it...claiming she's a woman...but seeing she had a grown up son which was me they had to maintain and stay on their lane... besides my mom was never the sluggish type.

Now, my dad is trying to drag this property with me, saying he wants to sell some of the land without even informing me... he his claiming some of house rents and lavishing it on frivolities anyhow.

Yes he's my father, he trained me up to this stage that I am, but by right I thought Those properties are mine already.since it's inheritance that's supposed to be passed down to her offsprings.....if am wrong please someone should tell me.

GraciousGod190:
Note: I own my own personal house, I build with my money..am not a small boy...so those abusing am fighting over parental inheritance are getting it wrong

wirinet:


False premise. First a husband (or wife) does not automatically become a next of kin. It has to be specifically written down. Besides there is no universal next of kin. There are next of kin for various purposes. When opening your ban account, you could fill your husband as your next of kin. When getting a new employment, you could fill your mother as your next of kin.

Secondly, a will supercedes any next of kin.

Dalil8:


Just look around you first. Tell me the use of women for this world. If no be as baby factory. Even technology wey go take care of that baby making aspect go soon roll out.

Men got EVERY aspect of life covered. That phone wey u dey use type na MAN do am, dat house wey u siddon put sef na MAN.

So u see. Only God fit compare himself with Man, no be ordinary dirty woman like u go dey talk.

chloride6:
1880 wetin? Common will you keep kwayet!

Mariangeles:


So? Why not leave your mother's property to your father with the condition that he mustn't sell it?
Why do the properties matter much to you since you have yours? You seem like a greedy person.
Do you not love your father? Did he ever treat you badly?
Did your mother not love him?
Will she be happy with what you're doing to him?
Do you even take care of him?
Allow the old man collect rents from the properties so that he can take care of himself na?
'Cause with a son like you, I doubt there's hope for him.
I'm sure your father would wish he never had a son like you.

baby124:

Only properties acquired during marriage belong to the couple. Not properties before marriage or inherited properties.