Whether a grown child is estranged from his or her parent does not affect that child's right to inherit from the parent. The grown adult child's right to inherit ("get anything") depends on three things. First, does the adult have a will and is the adult child named in the parent's will? If so, the adult child will inherit, even if he or she is estranged from the parent. Second, if there is no will, then the laws of intestacy determine who gets the property of the dead parent. These laws vary from state to state and are determined by the state of residency of the dead parent. Often, assets of a dead parent are split between a surviving spouce and children under such laws. Lastly, the adult child could inherit ("get something") if he or she is named as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, brokerage account, bank account or if he or she is a joint tenant or tenant in common on a piece of property or other asset. These assets pass outside of the dead person's estate and that person's will.
Not unless they had made a contractual agreement to do so.
A parent can get the medical records of an adult child if the adult child gives express permission.
There is, if you think about it, no such thing as an adult child. If you are 26 you are an adult and if for some reason you were not supported by your biological parent as a child, it is a bit late to do anything about it now.
That depends on the State the will is probated in. For instance, in New Jersey, an adult child has no rights to a parents estate if he was not mentioned in the will. The parent has the right to give his possessions to a charity if he wishes to do so.
Is this a trick question? If the child is legally an adult (and therefore 'emancipated') then there is no "custodial" parent.
well they should be in a foster home but if not then a homeless child I think the best term would be an Estranged child
No, the child can not. The other parent could before the child was an adult. The money goes to the parent to use for the child and not directly to the child.
If the child is over age 18, then the parent is not responsible for the child's medical bills. The child is legally responsible for anything that the insurance policy did not pay.
extremely unlikely
It may not be approved of in many circles however it is not a major breech ot etiquite and the important factor is they are speaking. Give the relationship more time and a chance at reunification. In my opinion, the question of propriety does not enter into it. For the adult child of an estranged parent, it may feel really uncomfortable to call that person "mom" or "dad." The parent may be someone you don't know very well anymore, and it might feel like calling a stranger by a very personal name. It may also be the case that the parent is someone whom you don't have a lot of affection or respect for. "Mom" and "dad" are really terms of endearment, and that is something you have to earn from the child.
No. The custodial parent is/was the obligor, not the child.
No, they are not.