[WSBAPT] Can Quasi-Child (Non-Biological) be Heir under Intestacy Law?

[Natalie Kuehler]

Hello all,

Since I got such great advise from this listserve on my last question (thank you all!), here is another one:

D is in a relationship with M, who gets pregnant. M gives birth, and D is listed as the father on the child’s birth certificate. D and M break up, but D maintains a relationship with the child. Later, a paternity test done by D and M reveals that D is not the child’s father after all. D nonetheless continues, every now and then, to provide financial support to the child and also generally stays involved in the child’s life. D has a new relationship, with resulting biological children. Then D dies intestate.

Is the non-biological child an heir under Washington’s intestacy laws?

Thank you!
Natalie

Natalie N. Kuehler
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