Lekan239:
that's why I questions the relationship between the man and his wife. If there marriage was near perfect at the first place, the properties should have been registered with the name of the man.

baby124:

You have a mental illness. Get help.

Lekan239:
that's why I questions the relationship between the man and his wife. If there marriage was near perfect at the first place, the properties should have been registered with the name of the man.

wirinet:

False. If your mother did not will her property to her husband, he cannot claim it.

A husband (as well as other members of the wife's family) can only fight for his wife's family if she died inter state. Then customs and traditions will come in to settle property sharing.

At OP.
If you don't want your father to exhibit any property you legally inherited from your mother, contact a competent lawyer. He will first issue a cease and desist letter to your father and if he does not obey, institute legal proceedings. But then, you should be prepared for the backlash from him and his side of the family. They will first blackmail you and then disown you.

PeaceJoyLove:

You are not OK. That's what I can say.

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.

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?

CHoccolaTE:


If the man didn't will that property to her and she started dragging with her children or she was spending it on frivolities like Op's father is doing then yes.

Lekan239:
that's why I questions the relationship between the man and his wife. If there marriage was near perfect at the first place, the properties should have been registered with the name of the man.

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.

nencounter10:
So a marriage that is not registered is not valid. There is something called customary law.

Mindlog:


Why should a property inherited by a woman from her father be registered in the name of the man she is married to, what happened to her own name?

ChristineC:
so what is your own view?

baby124:

Never. It is what she got from her parents. That property is in her name and was done so by her parents. In marriage when they jointly buy property, then the property will be in both names. I will never will my property in anybody’s name but my child’s name. I don’t care who they married. If they both want property they can work for it. I will even put restriction on the property that it cannot be sold, only inherited by her children and their own children and so on.

wirinet:

That one na for obodo oyimbo o. Here in naija, unless the property is titled Mr and Mrs, when the couple separates, everyone goes with his or her properties. Even when a husband or wife dies, vultures in the form on extended family members descend on the properties of the dead spouse, not minding the surviving spouse or children.

pocohantas:


Wetin we no go read for Nairaland o. As in, you inherited your parents properties, you will na change the name to your husband’s own ONLY. The kind of love and mumuness Naija men expect from their women. They suppose sit in their quiet time and ask themselves if they deserve it.

Afam4eva:
The OP knows that he does not legally have the right to claim his mom's property while his father, her wife is alive. So, what he did was to throw us off by telling us that the man is useless and wants to sell off the property. Even if he's the most useless man in the world, the properties still belong to him and he can do with them as he so chooses. This kind of behavior is what drives some children to kill their parents.

ChristineC:
so let's assume there is no will. a wealthy man and his wife dies in an accident, leaving behind young kids.
how do you think their estate will be secured?

abbey621:
Most are registered, either church or the Muslim Niqqah, both issue certificates that serves as registration, of course court weddings provide more protection(Monogamy, etc) but in over 900 cases brought before the courts in the past 10 years, the religious marriage certificates was enough proof of validity.

Afam4eva:
The OP knows that he does not legally have the right to claim his mom's property while his father, her wife is alive. So, what he did was to throw us off by telling us that the man is useless and wants to sell off the property. Even if he's the most useless man in the world, the properties still belong to him and he can do with them as he so chooses. This kind of behavior is what drives some children to kill their parents.

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

CHoccolaTE:



Look around the world yourself, 90% of the problems and destructions caused in this world are caused by men.
Rape
War
Armed robbery
Kidnapping
Ritual killing
Child trafficking
Etc

If males did not fabricate lies in religious books to keep women subjugated, they would play more active roles in society but religious zombies think some imaginary god instructed them to rule over women.

I don't want to derail this thread abeg.

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?

Lekan239:
that's why I questions the relationship between the man and his wife. If there marriage was near perfect at the first place, the properties should have been registered with the name of the man.

Afam4eva:

So, women should also not inherit properties from their husbands just because it was inherited from the husband's side of the family?

baby124:

Never. It is what she got from her parents. That property is in her name and was done so by her parents. In marriage when they jointly buy property, then the property will be in both names. I will never will my property in anybody’s name but my child’s name. I don’t care who they married. If they both want property they can work for it. I will even put restriction on the property that it cannot be sold, only inherited by her children and their own children and so on.

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.

PeaceJoyLove:

Are you OK at all? You wan dey drag property that your wife inherited from her dad with your children. Are you normal? You still dey ask me question? Something dey worry your brain?

pocohantas:


Oga, stop all the useless semantics and cross-examination. The issue here is not inheriting the property, the issue here is outright sale of an inheritance without due consideration to the kids.