Inheritance Rights of Non-Biological Child
Out-of-wedlock child; father sought custody, received it from the court, and raised child. When child reached 16, he discovered through DNA testing that child was not his. This man currently lives with widowed mother who has deeded her house to him. He is intestate. If he predeceases his mother, who will be first in line to inherit? Will the child have a claim to his estate? The man is divorced, with no other children. He still considers the child his. He has a sibling. Does the sibling have any inheritance rights?
Re: Inheritance Rights of Non-Biological Child
Wow, this is a good law school exam question! Since this is about Ohio law, I defer to my colleague who has already answered. I would add, that unless the paternity was contested in court, the DNA test alone probably does nothing - again, that would be under Kentucky law though.
Re: Inheritance Rights of Non-Biological Child
Wow, this is a good law school exam question! Since this is about Ohio law, I defer to my colleague who has already answered. I would add, that unless the paternity was contested in court, the DNA test alone probably does nothing - again, that would be under Kentucky law though.
