State Act

The Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012

190. Grounds for disinheritance.— The testator may in his will disinherit by expressly declaring that he does so, disclosing the grounds on which he disinherits, the following persons:— (a) the presumed heir when he is convicted for an offence intentionally committed against the testator, his spouse, ascendants, brothers, adopter or adoptee, punishable with imprisonment of more than six months; (b) the presumed heir who has been convicted for having lodged malicious prosecution or for perjury against any of the persons mentioned in the clause (a) above; (c) the presumptive heir who, without sufficient cause, refused to maintain the testator and or his spouse.