<div dir="ltr">I am not an expert in this area, but I recall from a family law post that when an adult is adopted they do not need to terminate the relationship of the birth parents. I think you need to review the adoption paperwork to see if the parental relationship of the birth parents was maintained. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Heather deVrieze <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:heatherd@westseattlelaw.com" target="_blank">heatherd@westseattlelaw.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Because of the broad language of 11.04.085, absent language in the trust document which clarifies that the adopted out child be included as a descendant, I don’t think there is any argument under Washington law
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am representing a trustee of a testamentary trust that was established for the testator’s “grandchildren.” One of the grandchildren is estranged from the family, and was adopted as an adult by another family.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">RCW 11.04.085 tells us that an adopted child shall not be considered an "heir" of his or her natural parents for purposes of Title 11. However, that only covers situations of intestacy. It doesn’t say whether the adopted child is a descendant
of his or her natural parents. RCW 11.02.005 tells us that an adopted individual is a lineal descendant of each of his or her adoptive parents; but it also fails to address if the adopted child is a descendant of his or her natural parents.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There has to be precedent for this. Anyone aware of a case (or a statute that I am missing)?<u></u><u></u></p>
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