Lesson 2 of 3 · 6 min
Karta, coparceners, members — who is who
Coparceners hold a birthright and can demand partition; the karta manages; those who married in have maintenance rights. Daughters are equal since 2005.
Your grandfather's house is in the family's name. Who can force it to be split, who only gets to live in it, and who signs the papers? Three words decide, and they are not interchangeable.
COPARCENERS are born into the family and hold a birthright in its property — they can demand partition. The KARTA, usually the senior-most coparcener, manages everything: the bank account, the property, the tax return. MEMBERS, like spouses who married in, are entitled to be maintained from family property, but cannot demand partition.
| Role | Who | Can demand partition? |
|---|---|---|
| Karta | Senior-most coparcener; manages and acts for the HUF | Yes — the karta is a coparcener too |
| Coparcener | Sons and daughters, by birth, across the generations | Yes |
| Member | Spouses who married into the family | No — entitled to maintenance, not to force a split |
Sort it
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Coparcener — yes or no?
A daughter born into the family
Quick check
Who signs the HUF's tax return and runs its bank account?
Match them up
Five words that decide who is who
Pick a word, then pick what it means inside an HUF.
Pick a term on the left.
Check yourself
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Kabir asks
Who signs the HUF's return and operates its bank account?
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