The mother of the late actor Duc Tien asked for a postponement of the trial, revealing the tension with her overseas Vietnamese daughter-in-law

The biological mother of the late actor Duc Tien suddenly asked to postpone the trial of the inheritance dispute with her overseas Vietnamese daughter-in-law. HO CHI MINH CITY PEOPLE'S COUNCIL Ho Chi Minh City approved the suspension of the trial, causing special public interest.

On October 13, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City postponed the first-instance trial of the inheritance dispute of the late actor Duc Tien between his wife – Ms. N.B.P (living in the US) and her biological mother – Ms. N.N.A, 73 years old. The trial was postponed due to the defendant's lawyer applying for postponement, the Judicial Council will reset the time to open the court session later.

According to the case file, Ms. N.B.P filed a lawsuit requesting the court to recognize the inheritance rights to two properties left by her husband – the late actor Duc Tien – including the house at 26/4A Street No. 24, Hiep Binh Ward, Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City). Ho Chi Minh City) and land plot No. 1841, map sheet No. 6 in Duc Lap commune, Tay Ninh province, formerly in Duc Hoa district, Long An province.

Ms. P. said that these two properties belonged to her inheritance according to the will made and notarized in the US. In addition, in this will, the mother of the late actor Duc Tien and the couple's common daughter – baby M.H – are also entitled to the inheritance in cash, each of which is more than 666 million VND.

The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City has received and accepted the lawsuit from the end of 2024. After that, Ms. N.N.A – the mother of the late actor Duc Tien – filed a counterclaim, requesting the court not to recognize the aforementioned will. According to her, the will made in the US is not in accordance with Vietnamese law, so it cannot be used as a basis for dividing the inheritance in the country. Ms. A. also asked the court to reconsider the origin of the property, and at the same time affirmed that the house in Hiep Binh ward was the common property between her and her son, so she had the right to own 50% of the value of the house. The rest, which is 50% of the value of the house, is considered the inheritance of the late actor and needs to be divided equally among three legal heirs including Mrs. A., Mrs. P. and baby M.H.

For the land plot in Tay Ninh, the mother of the late actor Duc Tien also said that it was a common property between Mr. Tien and his wife. Therefore, Mr. Tien's property in this land plot also needs to be divided equally among the three people in the first line of inheritance. In addition, Ms. A. asked the court to calculate more of her efforts in preserving, caring for and embellishing the heritage, specifically to enjoy 20% of the value of the 50% of the house in Hiep Binh ward. The remaining 80% of the value of this property will be divided equally among the three heirs. Ms. A. also expressed her desire to receive the in-kind house to continue living, and at the same time will pay back the corresponding value to the wife and children of the late actor Duc Tien according to the divided proportion.

Not only that, the late actor's biological mother also filed an additional counterclaim, asking the court to divide more assets as Duc Tien's house in the US and request to receive 50% of the value of this house. However, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City affirmed that overseas assets are not within the scope of settlement by Vietnamese courts, so they do not accept this content.

Currently, the case has not been tried due to the postponement of the trial, causing the public to continue to follow with many questions surrounding the legality of the will made in the US and the inheritance rights of each member of the late actor Duc Tien's family.

Duc Tien's wife spoke out before the property dispute trial, her mother-in-law asked to divide the house? An chi10:06:44 28/09/2025Binh Phuong, wife of the late actor Duc Tien, said the trial over the inheritance dispute will take place on October 13. She expressed that this was not what she wanted, and that she had tried many times to reconcile the family but failed.