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In this case, there were three bothers owning a joint family property and
they all are working at three different places. It was held that they still
constitute as a joint family merely because they were not living jointly
doesn’t lead to interference that they didn’t constitute a joint family.
Coparcener
Coparcener is a term which is mainly used for the members who are the
legal successor of the ancestral property.
Rights of a Coparcenary
If A dies than B, C, D and E get the equal share i.e., one-third (1/3).
If B dies than A, C and D get the one-third (1/3) share of the property
and E is not considered as a coparcener because from A four-generation
comes till D only. So E is not a coparcener.
In this case if all members are alive then each coparcener gets an equal
share in property i.e., one-sixth (1/6).
In this case if B dies before A the property would be divided into three
parts as B is married so wife and children will get his share.