Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Am I legally related to my stepfather?

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No. If your stepfather did not adopt you, then you do not have any legal relationship to him. Of course, he is free to leave you anything he likes under his Will but you do not have any automatic rights to his estate. If he should die intestate, you would not inherit anything.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: Am I legally related to my stepfather?

Nope, sorry!

If you got along well, he just might leave you something in his will.