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Welch vs. Wilson, 516 S.E.2d 35 (W. Va. 1999) .......................................................................... 149<br />

Notes and Questions .................................................................................................. 152<br />

Right to inherit from biological parents ......................................................................... 153<br />

Gardner v. Hancock, 924 S.W.2d 857 (Mo. 1996) ........................................................................ 153<br />

Notes and Questions .................................................................................................. 155<br />

The right to inherit through the intended adoptive parents .......................................... 156<br />

Bd. <strong>of</strong> Education <strong>of</strong> Montgomery County v. Browning, 635 A.2d 373 (Md. 1994) .......................... 156<br />

Notes and Problems.................................................................................................... 164<br />

4.3.2 Adult Adoption ................................................................................................. 166<br />

The right to inherit through the adoptive parents ......................................................... 166<br />

In the Matter <strong>of</strong> the Petition <strong>of</strong> P.A.L., 5 P.3d 390 (Colo. 2000) .................................................... 166<br />

Tinney v. Tinney, 799 A.2d 235 (R.I. 2002) .................................................................................. 168<br />

Notes and Questions .................................................................................................. 170<br />

Right to inherit through adoptive parents....................................................................... 171<br />

In re Estate <strong>of</strong> Brittin, 664 N.E.2d 687 (Ill. 1996) ........................................................................ 171<br />

In re Ellison Grandchildren Trust, 261 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. 2008) ................................................... 175<br />

4.3.3 Stepparent Adoption ......................................................................................... 187<br />

Uniform Probate Code § 2-114 Parent and Child Relationship ........................................................ 187<br />

Uniform Adoption Act § 4-103 (1994) ........................................................................................... 188<br />

Impact on the right to inherit from biological parent(s) ............................................... 188<br />

Estate <strong>of</strong> Jacobs, 719 A.2d 523 (Me. 1998).................................................................................... 188<br />

Impact on the right to inherit through biological parent(s) .......................................... 190<br />

In re Estate <strong>of</strong> McQuesten, 578 A.2d 335 (N.H. 1990) ................................................................ 190<br />

Chapter Five: Intestacy (Non-Marital Children, Stepchildren and Foster<br />

Children) ............................................................................................................ 194<br />

5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 194<br />

5.2 Non-Marital Children .............................................................................................. 195<br />

5.2.1 The Right to Inherit From Mothers ................................................................. 195<br />

Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68 (1968) .......................................................................................... 196<br />

Notes and Questions .................................................................................................. 197<br />

Ohio Revised Code Annotated .......................................................................................................... 198<br />

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