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SMy father had 2 civil cases against him.
He was the mediator for a embroidery machine distributer guy who was the fraudster who took money for embroidery machines from people and fleed from India. Since that guy was introduced by my father to his friend circle, my father made a grave mistake of signing a receipt of accepting the money from his friend for the machine. The money was received by the distributor though and not my father.The case has been ongoing for 15 years in Mumbai and my father had neither kept that money but was still fighting the case. What will happen to this cases now?
Will me, my siblings or my mother be liable in anyway?
My father had nothing on his name except an FD of 10 lakhs.
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FSorry to hear about your father’s demise. The plaintiffs will need to move application in the court to make the heirs of the defendant (your father) party to the suit. Your maximum liability if any will be restricted to the assets you inherited from your father (provided the judgement is against him).
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SAre you a lawyer? We will only inherit the 10 lakhs he has but that amount my father has received from my grandfather which is yet to be settled between him and his siblings. Will we be still liable for any amount if there is nothing else in my father’s name?
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HSince the cases are against your father, his passing will result in the suits abating and being closed if legal heirs are not substituted. Even if the plaintiff seeks to implead you as legal heirs, you will not be personally liable for your father’s debts unless you have signed the document creating the debt. However, your father’s estate—and by extension, you to the extent of the estate—will remain liable.
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