Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
Proof of Adoption
My mother's birth mother died and my mother's father remarried a woman with children. One of my mother's step-siblings (with no children or husband) has passed away with no will. Who is entitled to the estate?
Asked on 5/04/09, 3:27 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Markowitz
Michael A. Markowitz, PC
Re: Proof of Adoption
It would depend if your grandfather adopted your step-mother's children. If yes, under intestacy laws you mother may inherit as a step-sister. If not, inheritance would be through blood relatives of the step-mother's children.
Mike.
Answered on 5/04/09, 3:35 pm
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