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Wills & Trusts - Heirs - Adopted Child - Choice Of Law (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 2, 2009

A decedent’s biological daughter who was adopted in Pennsylvania at age two by her stepfather can inherit from her biological father, 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, over the objection of decedent’s ...
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