NRI Legal Services in the USA — Real Estate, Property, Family & Tax Law
Real estate and property back in India are what bring most Indian-Americans to us first — an occupied ancestral home, a stalled POA, a builder who won't answer calls — and it's the area our team has built the deepest bench strength around. Once we know your family and documents, the same firm also covers succession, divorce, taxation, banking and repatriation, criminal defense, and business matters, so you don't have to re-explain your situation to a new lawyer for every issue that comes up.
Real Estate & Property Services
Property left behind in India is the most common source of anxiety for NRIs in the USA, and it's where we concentrate the most resources. These seven services cover the disputes, transactions, and paperwork that come up most often.
Property Dispute Resolution
Our most comprehensive property practice area, covering ownership disputes, boundary fights, and possession battles over land or flats you own in India. We run the litigation end-to-end through a Power of Attorney while you stay in the USA.
Property Partition Suit
When a sibling or cousin in India blocks a fair split of inherited land or a family home, a partition suit forces a legal division of shares. We handle filing, valuation, and the court process while keeping you updated by email and WhatsApp.
Title Dispute & Due Diligence
Before you buy property in India, or if someone is challenging title to land you already own, a full documentary audit is the safest first step. We trace the chain of title, check encumbrances, and flag red flags a distant buyer would otherwise miss.
Power of Attorney
A properly executed Power of Attorney is how most NRIs manage property, banking, and litigation in India without flying home. We draft the document, guide you through notarization and consulate attestation, and handle registration once it reaches India.
Illegal Possession & Encroachment
A tenant who won't vacate, a neighbor's wall creeping onto your plot, or a relative who quietly moved in only gets harder to reverse the longer it sits unaddressed. We send legal notices and pursue suits for possession or injunction to get your property back.
Builder Fraud & RERA Complaint
Years of delayed possession or a builder who misrepresented a project can be challenged before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority under RERA, 2016. We file and pursue the complaint on your behalf so you're not chasing a builder across time zones.
Buying or Selling Property in India from the USA
Purchasing or selling a home in India while based in the USA involves due diligence, POA execution, TDS calculation, and FEMA-compliant repatriation of proceeds. We coordinate the legal side of the transaction end to end, alongside your chartered accountant.
Other Legal Services
Beyond property, we handle the full range of legal matters NRIs in the USA face back in India, from inheritance and divorce to tax notices and criminal complaints.
Succession Certificate & Inheritance
When a family member passes away without clear documentation, a succession or legal heir certificate is often the first thing banks and land offices ask for. We prepare and pursue these under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
Will Drafting & Probate
A clearly drafted, India-enforceable will prevents years of avoidable inheritance disputes among your heirs. We also handle probate of a parent's or relative's will through Indian courts when one already exists.
Divorce & Family Law
Mutual consent and contested divorce, maintenance, and child custody matters under Indian personal law can usually move forward with limited travel to India. We guide NRI clients through each procedural stage and represent them in court.
Cheque Bounce & Money Recovery
A bounced cheque or an unpaid loan owed to you in India can be pursued through a Section 138 complaint or a civil recovery suit. We handle notice, filing, and follow-up so a debt doesn't quietly become uncollectable.
Taxation & Income Tax
An income tax notice from India, or TDS questions on a property sale, deserve a fast, accurate response. We work with chartered accountants on the India side to resolve notices and structure transactions correctly under the Income Tax Act, 2025.
Banking & Repatriation of Funds
Moving sale proceeds or inheritance money from an Indian account to the USA is governed by FEMA, 1999 and RBI limits, generally capped at USD 1 million per financial year. We coordinate the compliance paperwork, including Form 15CA/15CB, alongside your accountant.
Criminal Law, Bail & FIR Quashing
An FIR or criminal complaint filed against you or a family member in India can usually be addressed without your physical presence at every hearing. We pursue anticipatory bail and FIR quashing petitions through the appropriate High Court.
Business & Startup Legal Support
Setting up a company, investing in a venture, or structuring a joint business with family in India requires India-side legal groundwork most US advisors can't provide. We handle the entity structuring, contracts, and compliance work on the ground.
Shares, Securities & Investments
Inherited physical share certificates, a demat account you can't access, or shares moved to the IEPF after years of unclaimed dividends. We handle transmission, IEPF recovery, and lost-certificate claims end to end.
Fraud & Cybercrime Recovery
A forged Power of Attorney, an investment scheme that stopped answering calls, or a compromised bank account. We handle cybercrime complaints, forged-document fraud, and investment-scam recovery from the USA.
Medical Negligence Claims
A parent's treatment in India went wrong while you were abroad. We handle consumer court compensation and criminal complaints against hospitals and doctors, built for families managing this from the USA.
Civil Litigation & Contract Disputes
An unpaid loan, a broken business partnership, or a contract that fell apart. We file recovery suits, breach-of-contract claims, and pursue arbitration or injunctions, run entirely from the USA.
Motor Accident Claims (MACT)
A family member killed or injured in a road accident in India. We file Motor Accident Claims Tribunal compensation cases from the USA through a Power of Attorney, no travel required.
Life Insurance & LIC Claim Recovery
An LIC or private insurer claim delayed, disputed, or repudiated after a family member's death in India. We escalate through the Insurance Ombudsman and Consumer Forum, or file a civil suit when needed.
Child Custody & Guardianship
A cross-border custody dispute involving a child in India or brought to the USA. We handle guardianship petitions, habeas corpus relief, and Lookout Circular matters under Indian law.
Maintenance & Alimony Claims
Claiming or defending against maintenance, alimony, or interim spousal support in an India-based case. We represent both claiming spouses and NRI respondents under Indian family law.
Domestic Violence (PWDVA)
Filing or facing a domestic violence complaint in India while living in the USA. We handle protection, residence, and monetary relief cases under the PWDVA.
NCLT & Corporate Law Disputes
A family company or shareholder dispute in India needing NCLT oppression-mismanagement, share transfer, or director-removal relief, handled remotely from the USA.
Landlord-Tenant Disputes & Eviction
A tenant who won't pay or won't leave your India property. We handle notice, eviction filing, and rent recovery through a Power of Attorney holder.
Property Transfer & Mutation
Sale, gift, or relinquishment deeds, registration, and the mutation filing NRI owners often overlook after a transfer or inheritance.
Parents' Rights & Senior Citizen Maintenance
Protecting elderly parents in India under the Senior Citizens Act, including maintenance claims and voiding a property transfer made on a broken care promise.
Interpol Red Corner Notice & Extradition
Facing an Interpol Red Corner Notice, Lookout Circular, or India-USA extradition concern tied to an old case. We pursue CCF removal and Indian court relief together.
OCI & PIO Card Issues
Passport surrender after US citizenship, OCI cancellation, lost card reissue, and the 2026 e-OCI rules explained clearly for Indian-Americans.
NRI Adoption (CARA & Hague Convention)
Adopting a child from India as a USA-based NRI or OCI family. We guide you through CARA registration, home study, and Hague Convention requirements.
FEMA Violations & RBI Notices
Resolve an old NRO/NRE account issue, agricultural property purchase, or RBI show-cause notice through the FEMA compounding process.
NRI Marriage Registration
Married in the USA and need it recognized in India for OCI, visa, or property purposes? We handle Foreign Marriage Act registration at your Consulate.
Capital Gains & TDS on Property Sale
Selling property in India as an NRI? We handle the TDS deduction, lower-TDS certificate, and capital gains calculation so more of your money reaches the USA.
Serving NRIs Across the USA
Wherever you live in the country, the underlying India-side legal process is the same — but consulate jurisdiction, apostille practice, and local Indian-American community resources differ by state. We publish dedicated guidance for seven states with large Indian-American populations.
California
Guidance for the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego, including the San Francisco consulate's apostille practice.
New York
Property and POA guidance for the NYC metro area's large Indian-American community.
New Jersey
Local guidance for Edison, Jersey City, and the wider NY/NJ Indian-American corridor.
Texas
Guidance for Houston, Dallas, and Austin's fast-growing Indian-American community.
Illinois
Guidance for Chicago-area NRIs, including the Chicago consulate's jurisdiction and practice.
Georgia
Guidance for metro Atlanta's long-established Indian-American community, including the Atlanta consulate's jurisdiction.
Washington
Guidance for Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond's tech-driven Indian-American community, including the Seattle consulate's jurisdiction.