Does a daughter lose legal claim over father's property after marriage?
Your marital status has no bearing on your right to your fathers property. According to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005, being a class I legal heir, you have the same right over your fathers property as your brother. Hence, you can stake a claim to this property.Since your father died without a will and both your mother and sister are class I legal heirs, they will have an equal right, along with you, to the self-acquired as well as your fathers share of the ancestral properties.After the ancestral property is partitioned, it is like a self-acquired property. Moreover, if the person is alive, children or legal heirs cannot stake a claim to it. Since your cousin is not a class I legal heir, he has no right over your fathers share of ancestral property.As long as your father is alive you cannot stake a claim to any of his properties, and since the property is self-acquired, he can will it to anyone he wants. However, if he dies intestate, you being a class I heir, can stake a claim over it.Disclaimer: The responses are based on limited facts provided by the queries. It is advisable to consult a legal practitioner after presenting full facts and documents. Responses should not be considered as legal advice in any manner whatsoever.