Legal Question in Family Law in California
rights to an estate
If a parent gave up his parental rights to a child is the child still entilted to the estate of the parent after the death.
Asked on 4/11/09, 3:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Colin Greene
Russakow, Greene & Tan, LLP
Re: rights to an estate
"Terminating" parental rights requires a legal action with a judgment. If the parent didn't just give up but actually legally had parental rights terminated, the child is no longer a child of the parent, so intestacy rights are terminated.
Answered on 4/13/09, 11:00 am