Inheritance to adopted child

Once you are legally adopted, you are not entitled to claim anything from your ‘birth family’, however you have the same rights in your ‘adoptive family’ as anyone born into it. I am so sorry you haven’t got your Dad still here with you, and I’m sending you a big hug. People can be so vile, especially when it comes down to anything they haven’t earned, but they see as their right to claim……

Your Uncle sounds like a horrible person. He can contest all he likes, it won't make any difference. However, I am very sorry you are having to deal with this. My awful step-siblings threatened to contest my DM's will, and while they didn't have a leg to stand on they held things up and it was very unpleasant having to go through it. I would have nothing more to do with my Uncle in this situation, people like that don't deserve any respect.

What a scumbag. But he won’t win!

The legal definition of adoption is that a child becomes yours 'as if born to you'. You are your dad's child in law. Nothing can change your status as his child.

Your uncle can waste his money if he wants, but unless you're specifically excluded, your dad's inheritance will pass to you as his legal legatee.

Condolences on your loss. What a horrid thing to have to be dealing with.

Get yourself a copy of the will and go through it with a fine toothcomb. Sorry for your loss.

@harlacem0507 dont you listen to your horrible uncle!! he is not going to successful in contesting anything!! you are classed as a child of your late father so you will get his share or a share of his share if you have any other siblings, adopted or otherwise!! grandchildren do not have to be named in a will. money meant for a son or daughter is automatically passed to their children. uncle is very stupid if he does not understand this basic law!

All that needs to happen is him to see a lawyer and realise that he will lose all of his inheritance trying to get yours, and will lose the case.

He probably wont contest it, and if he does he will lose.

You dont have to do anything at this point. I wouldnt worry too much.

Your uncle is just a rotten, greedy person, OP. I wouldn't be upset and think that he doesn't regard you as, in your words, 'real family'. It's just that your adoption gives him an opportunity to try to claim more of the inheritance. He sounds like he'd grasp at any straw. I know from bitter experience how much worse this kind of behaviour makes the grieving process. I'm sorry you're going through it.

You are legally adopted and therefore you should inherit. Your Uncle sounds like a grabby twat.
If he tries to contest anything , because of your adoption, he will be given very short shrift.

Your uncle is a horrible, selfish man! The untimely death of a sibling & all he cares about is he will get more from his parents will! Take your rightful share & never speak to him again!

I’m sorry for your loss op. And sorry your uncle is a twat. At least you have seen his true colours and need have no more to do with him now. And as others have said, he’s shown himself to be a money grabbing twat in vain, given you will rightly get the inheritance you have been left.

I think this is one of those situations where you wonder how someone as obviously lovely as your dad could be related to someone as scheming as your uncle.
Unless the will is really strangely written you will be fine.
We are adopters and we re-wrote our wills when we adopted DS and then DD. We specify our children by name and some other younger relatives.

What an utterly odious man OP. I’m sorry you’ve had to hear this. I’m a parent by adoption and I find
this sickening. There is often a bad apple in every family and you clearly have yours. Ignore. You are your fathers child, legally and emotionally.

You can request your own copy of the will, to check, but unless it explicitly excludes you, you will count. As you should.

I am sorry that your uncle is a dick.
I am sorry that he is making a difficult time even worse.
Good luck for the future x

Adoption is a legal process to avoid this kind of nonsense. What an arse the man is. At least you now have one family funeral to avoid.

Your uncle has no case. Who are the executors? They are legally bound to carry out the instructions in the will.

What a twat he is.

You are your father's child. That's what adoption is.

It reminds me of when people say 'I don't see the point in getting married, it's only a piece of paper'.

Sorry for your loss.

He's only doing it as he sees it as a way to get money for himself. I'm not expert but I'm sure he wouldn't have a leg to stand on. When all this business with the will is done, cut him out your life completely.

You are you're father's child...simple as that, you're twatty uncle won't have a leg to stand on. I'm so sorry for your loss.

When my adoption was completed and adoption cert issued, my mum and dad's lawyer destroyed the file in a..."well we won't be needing that anymore"...kind of a way!

Which is a bit of a shame really as I would have found the detail very interesting as an adult.

It will depend on the country that your grandfather lived in, but if he lived in England (and many other countries) adopted children have the same inheritance rights as biological children so no it makes no difference.

Unless it is specified that you are not to be included in the will, you would be considered a “child of the marriage” just as your siblings would be.

I’m sorry for both your loss and the fact this uncle is a such an awful human being.