Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Virginia

If a child is abandoned is he entitled to the biological parents estate?


Asked on 9/18/10, 10:59 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Paul B. Ward Law Offices of Paul B. Ward

If the child was not adopted, and the biological parents die without a will, the child is in a position to inherit. If there are wills, the estates of each parent will be distributed in accordance with the wills; the child has no rights to the parents' estates as against their wills.

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Answered on 9/23/10, 11:34 am
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If you mean a biological parent who dies intestate(without a will), whether

a particular child had been (allegedly) abandoned by such parent would be

totally irrelevant to the child's eligibilty to inherit from such parent's estate

(in my opinion).

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Answered on 9/23/10, 11:39 am


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