When the parents die, the following process is to review the will to proceed to inheritance distribution. But with the cast the injustices come, where you can see daughters excluded only by the fact of being a woman. This has happened to four sisters of British Columbia, who after taking care of their parents for years and helping to raise family fortune, found that the will reserved only a minimum of the more than 9 million euros that made up the inheritance, delivering almost all the legacy to their two male brothers.
These decided to challenge the will to the courts, denouncing discrimination which was based on traditional values and explaining that the cast was not fair, since it did not reflect their family contribution or their rights as daughters. In this way, justice was clear and ordered to modify the will so that they received the same as the rest of the Brothers Securities, when the judge considers that “it is fair.”
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In this way, the sentence modified the will, which allocated 93% of fortune to the two sons, leaving daughters with only 150,000 eurosres to each sister of the total 9 million inheritance. Even so, the sisters (Jasbinder Kaur Grewal, Mohinder Kaur Litt-Grewal, Amarjit Kaur Gottenbos and Inderjit Kaur Sidhu) explained that this decision was based on obsolete traditional values, in addition to that they had assumed most of the care and work in the family for years.
Finally, the sentence gives each one approximately 1.35 million euros, equivalent to 60% of the total equity, according to the judgment of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
For their part, the brothers Terry Mukhtiar Singh Litt and Kasar Singh Litt will receive the remaining 40%, or about 1.8 million euros each. It must be said, that both brothers recognized before the court that their parents did not act correctly, although they insisted until their death that the money should be left. “I tried to convince my parents that the will was unfair, but I couldn’t get her mind,” says Terry.
Working family, but unfair
The judge explained that “as soon as they were old enough, the brothers were expected to work during the summers with their mother, collecting fruits and vegetables.” Now, according to the sisters, they were also systematically assigned domestic tasks, receiving unequal treatment for being women.
The judge adds that “there is no doubt that Nihal, throughout her life and without justification, treated her daughters with great cruelty. Jasbinder and Mohinder, the two elders, were particular whites. The wounds were deep and still feel deeply.” Despite this, the daughters assumed most of the care of their sick parents before their death in 2016.
What does the law say
Although the inheritance and the will must be respected, the law of testaments, assets and successions of British Columbia allows judges to modify and even cancel it as unjust, although it must be demonstrated in a trial. The daughters expressed to the CBC News That this sentence is not only money, but also serves for “other women had the courage to claim their rights.”
According to court information, all brothers currently have financial stability and have assets valued in millions of dollars. However, the Court considered that the will of the parents did not sufficiently guarantee the well -being of their daughters, which motivated the redistribution of family heritage.