1. It's not clear in your narration as to whether your father-in-law is alive or dead and if dead, was it intestate death or not.
2. Assuming that your father-in-law's death was an intestate (without executing a WILL) one, then the property would devolve equally to his Class-1 legal heirs, his wife and children. In the instant case 1/4th share to each.
3. If it's on the basis of intestate death, then one of the legal heirs cannot take the entire property, unless and until other legal heirs execute a registered Release Deed relinquishing their share over the property in favour of their family member.