Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana
Spouce adoption
As a gay man, can I adopt my spouse so he can leagly recieve my estate without taxes
Asked on 1/09/01, 9:11 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mary Ann Wunder
Wunder & Wunder
Re: Spouce adoption
Any adult (no matter sexual persuasion) can adopt any other adult who consents to being adopted. However, your partner as your child only inherits the first $100,000 in Indiana without the imposition of inheritance tax and the equivalent of some $675,000 for federal purposes before the estate tax applies. But this is certainly a good solution to your situation.
Answered on 1/23/01, 10:26 am