not really, other family members may want to do it first. It will also depend where the funds are coming from to pay for the funeral. If there is no estate and it is the step son who has the money to pay for the funeral more likely than not, no other person will object. The only person that can take presidence is an executor who may be instructed in a Will to carry out such arrangements.
AnswerNo. A step-son does not have a legal right to arrange a funeral unless that right was granted in a will or other legal document executed by the decedent.
Unless the stepfather has legally adopted the children, he has no built-in legal right to them.
His estate will pass according to his will or according to the state laws of intestacy if there is no will. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link provided below. If you were legally adopted then you are a legal heir-at-law.
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The counselor will want the parent's permission to treat the child. Only the child's legal guardian can arrange for couseling.The counselor will want the parent's permission to treat the child. Only the child's legal guardian can arrange for couseling.The counselor will want the parent's permission to treat the child. Only the child's legal guardian can arrange for couseling.The counselor will want the parent's permission to treat the child. Only the child's legal guardian can arrange for couseling.
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Yes, as long as they are no longer minors.
No you cannot be adopted because you are already over 18 years of age. you are a legal adult
If you live in the US, the fact that he changed his name is irrelevant. Since you adopted him, you are the legal father and as such are responsible for child support for as long as the court has ordered.
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He doesn't have the legal right to have anything to do with his ex-wife's funeral unless she expressed that right in her will after the divorce. If not, that right belongs to her legal next of kin, children then parents then siblings.Of course not. If he is the executor of a current will he has a better chance.
I am the administrator of my fathers estate does my brother have equale power and percentage of estate?
Yes. I teach fathers to do this.