trực tiếp bóng đá k+Precedent no. 06/2016/AL on dispute over inheritance dispute

In a case of inheritance dispute in which certain heirs are living abroad, if trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Court conducted trực tiếp bóng đá k+ judicial assistance and took evidence as per trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law but failed to determine addresses of these heirs, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Court is supposed to keep dealing with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ request of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ plaintiff; if trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estate and line of succession can be identified and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ deceased has no will, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ inheritance shall be divided to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ plaintiff as per trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law; trực tiếp bóng đá k+ portions of inheritance of absent heirs whose addresses cannot be identified shall be temporarily handed over to those who live in Vietnam for management and then be returned to them later.

Representation of Mr. Vu Dinh Hung in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ petition dated July 1993:

His parent Mr. Vu Dinh Quang and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thenh had 6 children: Mr. Vu Dinh Duong, Mrs. Vu Thi Cam, Mrs. Vu Thi Thao, Mrs. Vu Thi Tien (or Mrs. Hien) and Mrs. Vu Thi Hau. Mr. Quang and Mrs. Thenh had a house at 66 Dong Xuan Street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi with area of 123m2. In 1979, Mr. Quang died without a will, Mrs. Thenh and 3 children: Mr. Hung, Mrs. Hau, Mrs. Tien have lived there since then; Mr. Duong, Mrs. Thao and Mrs. Cam all have leaved Vietnam to live abroad. In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ family meeting minutes dated October 28, 1982, Mrs. Thenh and Mr. Hung, Mrs. Tien, Mrs. Hau reached a temporary agreement to split trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house into 3 parts for them. In 1987, Mrs. Thenh died. In 1989, Mrs. Tien sneakily sold trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house temporarily divided to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh.  On October 31, 1993, although Mr. Hung filed a petition for division of inheritance with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court, Mrs. Hau still kept selling trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house temporarily divided to Mrs. Ha Thuy Linh. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ sale of these parts of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house is illegal. Mr. Hung have obtained a document confirming that Mr. Duong, Mrs. Cam and Mrs. Thao mutually agree to cede their inheritances to him. So, he requests division of inheritance at law.

Mr. Hung presents photocopies of Letters of Authorization made on March 3, 1992 by Mr. Vu Dinh Duong, on May 1, 1993 by Mrs. Vu Thi Cam, on October 28, 1991 by Mrs. Vu Thi Thao, all confirming that they authorize Mr. Hung to take care of their property in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house 66 Dong Xuan equivalent to 1/6 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house. After filing trực tiếp bóng đá k+ petition, Mr. Hung present additional documents: Letters of Permanent Transfer of Inheritance Rights made on April 25, 1995 by Mr. Vu Dinh Duong, on May 10, 1995 by Mrs. Vu Thi Cam, and by Mrs. Vu Thi Thao; these documents were made abroad, all confirming that: trực tiếp bóng đá k+ parent left trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house 66 Dong Xuan to 6 children, but Mrs. Tien (Hien) and Mrs. Hau selling a part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house failed to follow trực tiếp bóng đá k+ mother’s advice (not to sell or allow strangers to live in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house)… Mr. Duong, Mrs. Thao and Mrs. Cam hereby make these documents, permanently transferring 1/6 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house 66 Dong Xuan equivalent to their inheritances to Mr. Hung in order for him to maintain ancestor worship at trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house where trực tiếp bóng đá k+ three families abroad could go to worship ancestors; besides, they request trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court to allow Mr. Hung receive trực tiếp bóng đá k+ inheritance in kind (all documents presented by Mr. Hung are photocopies).

Representation of defendant:

Representation of Mrs. Vu Thi Tien: She agrees with Mr. Hung’s representation about consanguinity and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ origin of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house 66 Dong Xuan. In 1989, she sold trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house divided to Mrs. Oanh, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house was handed over and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sale paperwork was completed at trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Hanoi Land Department. After moving to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house, Mrs. Oanh also reached an agreement with Mr. Hung and Mrs. Hau to convert some facilities in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house for more convenient use. Subsequently, Mr. Hung filed a complaint to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Hanoi Land Department so trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sale paperwork between Mrs. Tien and Mrs. Oanh was revoked. Mrs. Hau also sold trực tiếp bóng đá k+ divided part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house to another person. She stated that Mrs. Thenh gave money to 3 children going abroad, so they do not make any claim for this house. She sold her part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house to Mrs. Oanh, so she assumes no liability whatsoever for trực tiếp bóng đá k+ sold part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house.

Representation of Mrs. Vu Thi Hau: She agrees with Mr. Hung’s representation about consanguinity and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ origin of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house 66 Dong Xuan and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Mrs. Tien’s representation about division of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house. She stated that she notified her siblings living abroad of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ sale of her part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house and obtained their consent. She requests to divide trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house that she sold to Mrs. Linh and Mr. Khoi.

Representation of persons with relevant rights and obligations:

Representation of Mrs. Ha Thuy Linh and Mr. Hoang Manh Khoi: They mutually bought trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ family meeting minutes given by Mrs. Hau. They made trực tiếp bóng đá k+ payment in full and have lived in that house up to now, so they request trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court to legalize their part of house bought from Mrs. Hau.

Representation of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh: On October 18, 1992, she bought trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house divided to Mrs. Tien for VND 30,000,000. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ sale was permitted by competent authority. After trực tiếp bóng đá k+ purchase, she moved to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house, had an agreement to convert some facilities in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house with Mr. Hung, so she requests trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court to recognize trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sale contract entered between Mrs. Tien and Mrs. Oanh.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance civil judgment No. 20/DSST dated May 23, 1995, People’s Court of Hanoi City accepted trực tiếp bóng đá k+ petition for division of inheritance made by Mr. Hung, Mr. Duong, Mrs. Cam , Mrs. Thao with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ representation of Mr. Hung, requesting division of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estate of Mr. Quang and Mrs. Thenh. accepting a part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ will made by Mrs. Thenh on October 28, 1982, stating that trực tiếp bóng đá k+ value of estate is VND 1,228,151,520 and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ land and house shall be divided among 3 children: Mr. Hung, Mrs. Hau and Mrs. Tien. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sale between Mrs. Tien, Mrs. Hau with Mrs. Oanh, Mrs. Linh was conducted in accordance with regulations of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ state.

Mrs. Tien filed an appeal, requesting reconsideration of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ way to calculate trực tiếp bóng đá k+ area of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estate. Mr. Hung also filed an appeal, claiming that trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court heard trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case in an impartial manner.

At trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appellate civil judgment No. 115 dated October 10, 1995, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court in Hanoi judged: quashing trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment, transferring trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case file to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City for conducting another first instance trial.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance civil judgment No. 50/DSST dated September 11, 1996, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City accepted trực tiếp bóng đá k+ petition for division of inheritance made by Mr. Hung, Mr. Duong, Mrs. Cam, Mrs. Thao with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ representation of Mr. Hung, requesting division of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estate of Mr. Quang and Mrs. Thenh; recognized trực tiếp bóng đá k+ voluntary consent of Mr. Duong, Mrs. Cam, Mrs. Thao to transfer their inheritances to Mr. Hung and divide inheritance in kind to Mr. Hung, Mrs. Hau, Mrs. Tien (each person receives 1/3 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ shop and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ rear part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house), Mrs. Hau and Mrs. Tien must pay trực tiếp bóng đá k+ difference to Mr. Hung (Mrs. Hau VND 156,824,381; Mrs. Tien VND 140,774,106). trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sale between Mrs. Tien, Mrs. Hau and Mrs. Oanh, Mrs. Linh is considered illegal.

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Mr. Hung filed an appeal thereafter.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ decision No. 82/TDC dated July 15, 1997, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court of Hanoi City suspended settlement of this case.

After effective date ofResolution No. 1037/2006/NQ-UBTVQH11dated July 27, 2006 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Standing Committee of National Assembly on housing-related civil transactions established before July 1, 1991 involving foreign Vietnamese, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court of Hanoi resumed settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appellate civil judgment No. 142/2007/DSPT dated July 3, 2007, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court of Hanoi quashed trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment and transferred to case file to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City to conduct another first instance trial: While trực tiếp bóng đá k+ petition was solely written and signed by Mr. Hung, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Letters of Authorization made by Mr. Duong, Mrs. Thao, Mrs. Cam fail to present trực tiếp bóng đá k+ authorization to file for a petition for division of inheritance (except for trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Letter made by Mrs. Thao), involved parties all recognize that Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao died, therefore it is required to verify it and involve their heirs to participate in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ legal proceedings; and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estate must be re-valued appropriately.

After trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case was re-accepted, litigants stated that Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao died in 2002. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court requested Mr. Hung to present their death certificates and file another lawsuit petition in accordance with Clause 2 Article 164 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Civil Procedure Code (full name, address, nationality of children of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao; name and address of persons living in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ disputed part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house) but Mr. Hung failed to present them with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Decision No. 04/2008/QDST-DS dated January 17, 2008, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City terminated settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case and returned trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court fee to Mr. Hung.

On January 29, 2008, Mr. Hung filed an appeal, claiming that trực tiếp bóng đá k+ aforesaid termination is improper.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Decision No. 168/2008/DS-QDPT dated September 4, 2008, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court of Hanoi accepted trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appeal made by Mr. Hung, overruled trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first-instance judgment with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ following reasons: trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court applying Clause 2 Article 192 to terminate settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case is wrong, depriving litigants of their right to file trực tiếp bóng đá k+ lawsuit.

After re-accepting trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City requested Mr. Hung to present documents containing name, age, address of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ heirs of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao; letters to authorize acceptance or refusal of their inheritances; name and address of persons who live in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house of Mrs. Oanh. Mr. Hung failed to present above documents.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Decision No. 54/DS-ST dated September 30, 2009, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City judged: Terminate settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case, return trực tiếp bóng đá k+ petition and evidenced enclosed to Mr. Hung.

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Mr. Hung filed an appeal thereafter.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Judgment No. 44/2010/QD-PT dated March 9, 2010, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court in Hanoi judged: Uphold trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment.

Mr. Hung filed for cassation trial.

In trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Decision No. 35/2013/KN-DS dated January 22, 2013, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Chief Justice of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court appealed Decision No. 44/2010/QD-PT dated March 9, 2010 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Appellate Court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court of Hanoi. Request trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Council of Judges of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court to adjudicate cassation trial, override above appellate civil judgment and override trực tiếp bóng đá k+ decision on termination of first instance settlement No. 54/2009/DS-ST dated September 30, 2009 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City; transfer trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case file to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City to conduct another first instance trial as per trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law.

At trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cassation trial court hearing, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ representative of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Procuracy consents to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appeal made by trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Chief Justice of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court.

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house at 66 Dong Xuan Street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi City built by Mr. Vu Dinh Quang (died in 1979) and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thenh (died in 1987). They had 6 children, 3 children Mr. Vu Dinh Duong, Mrs. Vu Thi Cam and Mrs. Vu Thi Thao have lived abroad since 1979, 3 children Mr. Vu Dinh Hung, Mrs. Vu Thi Tien (Hien), Mrs. Vu Thi Hau have lived in Vietnam. After Mr. Quang died, only Mrs. Thenh, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Tien and Mrs. Hau have lived in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house. After Mrs. Thenh died, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Tien and Mrs. Hau arbitrarily divided in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house into 3 parts for them. On October 18, 1992, Mrs. Tien sold her part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and on October 31, 1993, Mrs. Hau sold her part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house to Mrs. Ha Thuy Linh.

In 1993, Mr. Hung file a petition for division of inheritance from Mr. Quang and Mrs. Thenh as per trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case lasted from 1993 to 1996 and was suspended at trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appellate trial stage in 1997. In 2007, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case was re-accepted.

Before settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case, before suspended proceedings (1997), Mr. Hung presented documents and letters of authorization made in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by Mr. Duong, Mrs. Cam, Mrs. Thao, stating that they authorized Mr. Hung to take care of their inheritances in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house at 66 Dong Xuan; after that, Mr. Hung presented documents made in 1995 by Mr. Duong, Mrs. Thao and Mrs. Cam, stating that they permanently transfer their inheritances in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ disputed estate. All documents bear stamps and seals of home countries (Mr. Duong lives in England, Mrs. Cam lives in France and Mrs. Thao lives in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ USA), but they are solely photocopies. However, all litigants clearly state house number, address of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ writers. During trực tiếp bóng đá k+ initiation of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ re-settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case after trực tiếp bóng đá k+ suspension period, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Tien, and Mrs. Hau all declared that Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao died in 2002, Mr. Hung determined that trực tiếp bóng đá k+ address of Mrs. Cam and Mrs. Thao remains unchanged but he failed to receive a reply from children of Mr. Duong (trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case file page No. 376, 377, 382). trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court requested Mr. Hung to present trực tiếp bóng đá k+ death certificates of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao; because Mr. Hung failed to provide name and address of children of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao, he requested trực tiếp bóng đá k+ court to take evidence for settlement as prescribed by law (case file page No. 390). Deeming that trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case file has address of persons living abroad and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ three persons living in Vietnam all certify trực tiếp bóng đá k+ death of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao, so such a request for death certificate is unnecessary. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court was supposed to conduct trực tiếp bóng đá k+ judicial assistance as prescribed, taking evidence to clarify trực tiếp bóng đá k+ death time of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao and ask their heirs (if any) to give opinions about trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case. Then it shall hear trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case according to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ evidence as trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case may be as prescribed. If it failed to take any new items of evidence, it must deal with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ request made by Mr. Hung to claim inheritance by operation of law, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ inheritances of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao will be temporarily managed by trực tiếp bóng đá k+ persons living in Vietnam in order for their heirs to receive them by operation of law, it is supposed to be trực tiếp bóng đá k+ definite resolution of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case. Regarding to persons living in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sold by Mrs. Tien, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ obligation to give their names and ages falls under Mrs. Tien. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court requesting Mr. Hung to provide details about these persons is wrong because he is not required by law. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court was wrong when terminating trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ basis that Mr. Hung failed to provide names and addresses of children of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao, and of persons buying Mrs. Oanh’s part of house. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appellate court upheld trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment while it was supposed to quash trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment to conduct another first instance trial.

In addition, according to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case file and deposition of Mr. Hoang Manh Khoi dated October 17, 2007 (case file page No. 373) and “Letter of House Sale” dated October 31, 1993 (case file page No. 18), Mrs. Hau sold her part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house to Mrs. Ha Thuy Linh (Mr. Hoang Manh Khoi’s wife). trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment and appellate judgment all mentioning her as Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh is incorrect that needs modification.

According to facts and matters, pursuant to Clause 3 Article 297 and Article 299 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Civil Procedure Code;

“trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court was supposed to conduct trực tiếp bóng đá k+ judicial assistance as prescribed, taking evidence to clarify trực tiếp bóng đá k+ death time of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao and ask their heirs (if any) to give opinions about trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case. Then it shall hear trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case according to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ evidence as trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case may be as prescribed. If it failed to take any new items of evidence, it must deal with trực tiếp bóng đá k+ request made by Mr. Hung to claim inheritance by operation of law, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ inheritances of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao will be temporarily managed by trực tiếp bóng đá k+ persons living in Vietnam in order for their heirs to receive them by operation of law, it is supposed to be trực tiếp bóng đá k+ definite resolution of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case. Regarding to persons living in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ house sold by Mrs. Tien, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ obligation to give their names and ages falls under Mrs. Tien. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court requesting Mr. Hung to provide details about these persons is wrong because he is not required by law. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance court was wrong when terminating trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ basis that Mr. Hung failed to provide names and addresses of children of Mr. Duong and Mrs. Thao, and of persons buying Mrs. Oanh’s part of house. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appellate court upheld trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment while it was supposed to quash trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance judgment to conduct another first instance trial.”

1. Overrule Judgment No. 44/2010/QD-PT dated March 9, 2010 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ appellate court of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Supreme People’s Court of Hanoi and overrule Decision on termination of settlement of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case No. 54/2009/DS-ST dated September 30, 2009 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ People’s Court of Hanoi City concerning trực tiếp bóng đá k+ inheritance dispute between trực tiếp bóng đá k+ plaintiff Mr. Vu Dinh Hung and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ defendant Mrs. Vu Thi Tien, Mrs. Vu Thi Hau; person with relevant rights and obligations Mr. Vu Dinh Duong, Mrs. Vu Thi Cam, Mrs. Vu Thi Thao, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, Mrs. Ha Thuy Linh.

2. Refer trực tiếp bóng đá k+ case file to People’s Court of Hanoi City for re-conducting trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first-instance trial as per trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law.