A legal heirship certificate in Pakistan is required when a person dies leaving behind immovable property i.e. house, land, Plot, etc. The deceased’s heirs cannot transfer immovable property in their own name unless they obtain a declaration/ legal heir certificate from the civil court.
Succession Certificate is issued to establish ownership of legal heirs/successors over the deceased persons movable property.
Even though issuance of succession certificate and letter of administration now rests with NADRA (national data base registration authority), under the new legislation , however in case of any controversy regarding rights of legal heirs etc, civil court has jurisdiction to issue legal heirship declaration and succession certificate for immovable and movable property respectively.
We at BLA help the clients to obtain declarations and succession certificates from the concerned authorities, civil court etc so that the property both movable and immovable can be transfered in their names being successors of deceased’s property.
