Can a friend be greater than a parent? Obviously, the answer to this question will be no, but China A shocking case that has come to light has completely changed this thinking. A 19-year-old boy here has written his property worth crores in the name of his childhood friend instead of his parents. The price of this property is about 20 million yuan i.e. about 28 crore rupees in Indian currency. This decision of the boy has started a new debate on social media, but when people came to know the reason behind it, everyone was stunned. Let us know what the whole matter is.
Passion for adventure and fear of disaster
In South China Morning Post printed report According to this, the name of this 19 year old youth is Li and he lives in Shanghai, China. Lee is very fond of adventure and extreme sports. Explaining the reason for making his will, he said, I know that there is always a risk to life in such sports. Therefore, I wanted to decide in advance that if any untoward incident happens to me tomorrow, my hard-earned money will go into the right hands. Lee’s assets include a luxurious apartment and huge savings in the bank. But instead of giving it to his parents, he gave it to his friend.
Why didn’t you give a single penny to your parents?
After this decision of Lee, the biggest question that arose was why did he evict his parents from this property? The reason for this is not any enmity, but family disintegration. Actually, Lee’s parents have been divorced a long time ago and both have remarried.
Lee says he does not consider his parents’ new spouses as part of his family. He does not want that after his death, the benefit of his property should go to people with whom he has no relation. In such a situation, he had faith only in his childhood friend, who stood by him in every happiness and sorrow.
What does China’s law say?
According to China’s inheritance law, if a person is unmarried and does not have children, the parents have the first right on his property. But the law also says that if a person prepares his will, he can hand over his property to any person outside the family.
Li has officially registered his will at the Shanghai China Will Registration Center. Under the rules, after Lee’s death, his friend will have to stake claim to this property within 60 days, otherwise he will lose this right.
The trend of making a will is increasing among the youth.
According to statistics, the average age of people making a will in China has come down from 77 years to 67 years. The youth born after 1980, 1990 and 2000 are also becoming very conscious about their future and property and are making wills at an early age. However, the social media world is divided on this decision of Lee. Some people are calling it Lee’s personal and right decision, while others believe that no matter what happens, it is not right to leave the parents like this. Also read: Viral: Age 80 and 16 hours of duty every day! The story of this elderly taxi driver from Kolkata will bring tears to your eyes
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