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    Jun 14, 2008, 05:43 PM
    Inheritance of estate
    If an adult was adopted as a child and later discovered that their biological parent has died, according to Louisiana Law, how do they inherit from the dead parent's estate?
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    Jun 14, 2008, 05:46 PM
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    If an adult was adopted as a child and later discovered that their biological parent has died, according to Louisiana Law, how do they inherit from the dead parent's estate?
    If an adult was adopted as a child and later discovered that their biological parent has died, according to Louisiana Law, how do they inherit from their dead biological parent's estate?
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    Jun 14, 2008, 05:57 PM
    They don't. When you are adopted, all legal ties with the biological family are severed. You will inherit from your adoptive parents, and have no claim on the biological parents' estate.
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