Wills & Trusts – Heirs – Adopted Child – Choice Of Law
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 28, 2009
A decedent’s biological daughter, adopted in Pennsylvania at age two by her stepfather, can inherit from decedent, who died intestate, a share of his personal property and of real property he owned in Virginia at the time of his death, a Prince William Circuit Court says.
In re Estate of Dennis Freeland Edwards (Prince William Cir.Ct.) (VLW 009-8-016) (7 pp.)
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