There are basically systems of Inheritance, based on matrilineal and matrilineal families.

In the lineage system that exists in the country (patrilineal and matrilineal) the character of assumed gender is similar.

Concerning the matrilineal system, in case of death of a husband, the beneficiary becomes the first born nephew sister's son or the deceased's older cousin.

In the matrilineal system, when the husband dies, the widower can be obliged to remain in the late husbands nuclear family with her children, having right to benefit from the inheritance.

It should also be noted that the application of traditional law may have an adverse impact on the ability of women to retain ownership of land, depending on whether they live in a matrilineal or patrilineal society.

Some cultural practices favour women's inheritance over men's for example, a north eastern Indian tribe of Khasis follow a matrilineal system of inheritance, which provides that only the youngest daughter, or Ka Khadduh is eligible to inherit ancestral property.

Differences may exist in two situations concerning the male family member who allows the access of his woman counterpart to have access to land (husband or uncle), and concerning the ownership of children in the patrilineal system, children belong to the father and in the matrilineal one they belong to the woman.

Testimonies from the Pacific Regional Consultation, for example, highlighted the dominance of customary laws and practices over constitutional guarantees of equality, within both matrilineal and patrilineal societies. In relation to land and housing, many of the cultural and social norms are applied to decisions made within the family or clan, an arena where women often do not have equal rights to participate.