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can cancel the transfer and children will be
legally bound to return the property.
13. What is Section 23 of the Senior
Citizens Act?
Noticing that Section 23 (1) of the Act,
2007 explicitly stipulates that in case the
children fail to take care of their parents
after transfer of their parent’s property in
their favour, the said transfer of property
shall be deemed to have been made by
8. One very important aspect of this fraud or coercion or under undue influence
is to remember to WILL everything to and shall at the
your spouse (if she/he is alive). Let them Central Government Act - Section 23(1) in
take over and live the rest of their lives The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents
comfortably. and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
9. Keep yourself busy during the day and ● (1) Where any senior citizen who, after the
avoid arguments and major discussions on commencement of this Act, has transferred
these issues. by way of gift or otherwise, his property,
10. Karma has a way of paying back. Be subject to the condition that the transferee
Kind, Be Gentle, Be Firm, Be Loving, Be shall provide the basic amenities and basic
Fair and Just, Be Caring, Be Joyful, Live physical needs to the transferor and such
life to the full but not in a Careless way, Be transferee refuses or fails to provide such
Careful who you Trust but learn to trust amenities and physical needs, the said
everyone till you burn your fingers, Be transfer of property shall be deemed to
the way you want others to treat you…. have been made by fraud or coercion or
and so on. Live your life well, in a balanced under undue influence and shall at the
manner and enjoy every moment you have option of the transferor be declared void by
been given. the Tribunal.
11. Bringing up children is not easy.
Trying to be a good parent is not easy.
However, keeping the above point in mind,
remember, that if you have been a good
parent, you should not have too much
trouble later…because your children have
been brought up the correct way…with
good values…and the fact that they care
about you. Your well-being is of utmost
importance to them.
12. The Delhi High Court has ruled that
if elderly parents have transferred their We live in a beautiful world. How we
property in the name of children and the build our lives is up to us. India is still
children do not take care of them after the not as advanced as many other places in
transfer of the property, they (the parents) the world, in terms of Senior Citizen Care.
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