[WSBARP] Inheritance and adoption question

Tue Apr 6 09:01:08 PDT 2021

Since title passes to the heirs/devisees at death, it would seem that any adoption taking place after the death of the father would not affect the inheritance of the child.
I would be interested in any dissenting views?

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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Inheritance and adoption question

The question is, at the time of the person's death (father), was the child an heir?
Seems your scenario and answer would be yes.

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Subject: [WSBARP] Inheritance and adoption question

Hello,

I know a lawfully adopted child is not considered the heir of their natural parents.  My question is does it matter when the adoption takes place?  If the child is adopted after the parent's death, but before the probate is completed, can the child still inherit?  What if the child stands to become the beneficiary of annuity payments their deceased father was receiving?  Does a later adoption cut off their right to continue to receive the annuity payments?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Deborah Jameson
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