Chinese parents contest will of son who left Mercedes-Benz car, $236,000, property to girlfriend
The court ruled the man had met all criteria laid down under China's civil code (Representative Image)
A legal dispute erupted after a deceased man in China left valuable assets to his girlfriend in his will which was later contested by his parents in court.
The case attracted interest online after the man, in his will, left a Mercedes-Benz car and $236,000 to his girlfriend andhisparents challenged the decision in court.
The manhad reportedly dated the woman for a year. The man’s girlfriend reportedly tried to transfer the property to her name following which hisparents raised objections.
The parents claimed they had brought the property worth $591,000 but the man’s girlfriend asserted that the man had left the property to her in his will.
After several rounds of negotiations as both sides failed to reach an agreement, a court in Wuhan ruled that the parents should keep the property and the woman should receive the car and the man’s personal savings worth $148,000, including compensation payment from the parents for keeping the property.
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The court ruled that the man had met all criteria laid down under China’s civil code for a legitimate will while delivering the verdict.
According to China’sinheritance law, a person can specify in their will who will inherit their property and assets and if there is no will, the person’s children, spouse, parents or grandparents can inherit the property with strict guidelines on disinheritanceif the person commits a crime including murder, forgery and tampering.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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