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If you live in the US (and without knowing the state) generally speaking, adoptive or biological is irrelevant. If there's a will and the child is not named, the child gets nothing, unless they can successfully contest the legality of the will (which takes a strong case).
If your birth father allowed your step father to adopt you, you do not have rights to your birth father's estate where I am sitting; however, 10 feet behind me you do. See a lawyer.
Since they are usually located on prime real estate, the real estate agency in charge of the property simply rents it to another person or business.
No, the mother expended the money raising the child, she is entitled to payment. If the mother has passed away, the estate can claim the money.
The relationship of the three estates in France is that the whole population of France was put into one of the three estates. The first estate contained only 1% of the population, the second estate contained 3 % of the population, and the third contained 96% of the population.
No. Adoption removes the rights to the biological parents' estate.
Generally, biological and legally adopted children have equal rights of inheritance in most jurisdictions. You can check the law in your state at the related question link.Generally, biological and legally adopted children have equal rights of inheritance in most jurisdictions. You can check the law in your state at the related question link.Generally, biological and legally adopted children have equal rights of inheritance in most jurisdictions. You can check the law in your state at the related question link.Generally, biological and legally adopted children have equal rights of inheritance in most jurisdictions. You can check the law in your state at the related question link.
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.
The power of attorney expired on his death. In most cases the spouse gets the estate if there is no will.
If you live in the US (and without knowing the state) generally speaking, adoptive or biological is irrelevant. If there's a will and the child is not named, the child gets nothing, unless they can successfully contest the legality of the will (which takes a strong case).
when can you close my fathers estate account and keep the money.
Generally a legally adopted child is considered a legal heir. They would have a equal share of a deceased parent's estate who died intestate.
Since this is the adoption category I assume you mean not the biological grandchildren but foster kids who have never been adopted. And no, they have no right at all to anything their foster family leaves behind unless they are mentioned in the will. If you mean biological children they inherit their parents who in their turn inherit their parents, your grandparents. So unless the grandchild is mentioned in the will or the parents are deceased, the grandchild will not inherit the grandparents.
If the child had not been adopted, this would need to be interpreted by a probate judge.
The imidiate family has the right to their fathers estate.
The adoption wiped out any rights to the estate as an heir. However, if she was listed in the will, yes, she can make a claim.
The adopted child has the same rights as the biogical children, if there is no will. If there is a will, the court will insure that the desires of the testator are followed. The court may make adjustments if the will was written before the adoption.