A flat in Baoshan District was registered to the late Mrs Wang. Her surviving heirs were her husband, her son and her daughter. The son was appointed her husband’s guardian by court order. With no will, the son applied on his father’s behalf for statutory distribution, which the court permitted: the husband took two thirds, the son and daughter one third between them. The flat was valued at RMB 2.423 million and the son was ordered to pay the daughter about RMB 400,000.

Issue

The daughter appealed, disputing the distribution and the valuation, and the neighbourhood committee was designated as the guardian’s supervising body for the incapacitated heir.

Outcome

The firm represented the interests of the incapacitated heir. The appellate court confirmed the distribution, holding that the guardian had acted within his authority and that the valuation was properly evidenced.