Legal Heirship Work

An heirship certificate is used to claim employee benefits, insurance policies, property registration, and to transfer any shares or debts that were previously handled by the deceased. The power to make financial decisions and hold transactions on behalf of the deceased person is granted by a succession certificate.

There are various purposes for which the legal heirs of a deceased will have to produce a legal heir certificate:

• To transfer movable and immovable properties and assets of the deceased.
• To claim benefits of insurance policies of the deceased.
• To transfer utilities in the name of the survivors.
• To claim employment as the deceased’s successor.
• To receive salary arrears of the deceased.
• To claim employment benefits, if the deceased was still under employment.
• To claim the deceased’s provident fund and gratuity.
• For transfer of deposits, balances, investments, shares, etc., of the deceased.
• To file tax returns on behalf of the deceased.

If the legal head of a family dies, his legal heirs must immediately notify the appropriate authorities and obtain a death certificate. Because all of the deceased's rights and liabilities will now be transferred and distributed among the deceased's legal heirs, the latter will also need to apply for a legal heir certificate, also known as a'survivor certificate,' in order to begin inheritance proceedings.