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    Nov 4, 2007, 11:45 PM
    My stepfather wants to adopt me, what are some pros and cons in the legal system?
    I am a 20 year old step-daughter, and my mom and step-dad want for him to adopt me. My mothers health is not good (she has Hep C and other liver problems) and in all reality, she probably does not have much time left.
    Call it paranoia, but I would like to know the legal differences of this action. Especially when it concerns wills, inheritance, etc.

    Thanks in advance!
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    Nov 5, 2007, 03:37 AM
    Your step father can write you in his will to inherit whatever he wants you to inherit. He can make you executor of his estate, you can inherit property and/or monies, etc.

    Does he have natural heirs, such as children from a previous marriage/relationship? Or other relatives that would surface after his death? If he did adopt you, you would have some legal protection as an heir, should he die without a will.

    My advice would be for him to make out a will. Wills are not a document set in stone forever - they can be amended by him. But it is an important document for him to create, with an attorney. Does your Mother have a will?
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