Kadakia Urges 3-Step Path to Settle Inheritance Disputes After No-Will Death

1 articles · Updated · Mint · May 27

Informal talks, mediation and then arbitration form the main route Shaishavi Kadakia recommends for business families fighting over estates after a patriarch dies without a will or naming a successor.
Senior non-disputing relatives should first run time-bound discussions; if those fail, a professional mediator can structure confidential negotiations without imposing an outcome.
Arbitration can offer a faster, private and binding alternative to court if the family has agreed to it, though trust-related disputes are not arbitrable under an Indian Supreme Court ruling.
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