This would depend on the rules of succession for the country.
In England, adopted childen are not included in the line of succession, unless of course their birth parents were in the line of succession.
In Saudi Arabia the Heir is named by the King and need not be related by blood.
If there is not will and the child is not the natural child of the deceased, and has not been adopted, they have no legal standing to inherit anything. If the child is the descendant of the wife and not the deceased, the child will get nothing directly, the wife will inherit. And if there were children of the deceased, but not the wife, those children may inherit some things.
When adopted you have the same rights as the biological children to inherit your parents.
An adopted child inherits the same as if they were a natural child. In the eyes of the law an adopted child is the same as a natural born child with the same legal rights and privileges. If they were adopted after the will was made, they will certainly be in a position to contest it. Consult an attorney in Sourth Caroline for the specifics on how the law is applied in that state.
IndiaAdopted child has all the rights under the Hindu law, which the biological natural children has. They have right to inherit the properties of adopted parents.US, Canada and UKA legally adopted child is a legal heir at law with all the rights of a biological child. See related question link below for inheritance under the laws of intestacy.
You added this to the Adoption category and when adopted the child belongs to the adopted family and gets nothing from the birth family. They only gets benefits and inherit the adoptive family.
An adopted child has not right to the biological parents belongings or anything from that family. They belong to the adoptive family and can only inherit them unless the biological parent put them in his will.
Unless there is specific evidence that documents the relationship, such as the birth certificate or a court document, there will be no possible way to inherit. If they were adopted, all rights to the biological parent have been severed, so no inheritance.
Children are usually disowned by their parents after the child does something against the parents wishes. Whether the child was adopted has no affect on if the parents disown them or not.
"Crown Prince" or "Crown Princess".
Only if they are named in the will.
No. Grandparents don't have rights, only what the parents allow them to. If living in a state where grandparents have the right to petition for visitation, there is also no contact allowed if the child is adopted away. All ties are cut with the previous family.
no one. English Kings inherit the crown from their fathers, and in the case where a king doesn't have a male child, war is broken out to determine who would be the next king.