Family Settlement Deed
An alternative to NOCs in simplified transmission, valid where it clearly vests the securities in the claimant without onerous conditions, and capable of serving as an agreement among several legal heirs at once.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- NominationThe account holder's written direction naming who receives the securities on death — up to ten nominees for a demat account, with percentages that must total 100, mandatory for single holdings.
- Succession certificateA certificate issued by a District Court under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 authorising the legal heirs of someone who died without a Will to collect the deceased's debts and securities.
Where this is taught
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