Adopted Child Inheritance Rights

Summary

Adopted children in Ohio generally lose inheritance rights from biological parents due to severance of legal ties. In Texas, inheritance laws typically do not allow adopted children to inherit from biological parents unless explicitly included in a will. Since the biological father died intestate, the adopted child is unlikely to inherit under Texas law. Consulting a Texas probate attorney can provide more specific advice based on the case details.

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OK, here’s the case. I have a *-year-old that was legally adopted at age * in Ohio her paternal father or biological father I should say died in Texas without a wheel so can she inherit based on that or does Texas have to go by Ohio where her adoption severed her biological parent
To address this situation, here are some general legal principles:
- In Ohio, adoption typically severs legal ties between the child and biological parents, including inheritance rights.
- Texas follows its own laws regarding inheritance, and typically, adopted children do not inherit from biological parents unless specifically included in a will.

In your case, since the biological father died intestate (without a will), the adopted child is unlikely to inherit from him under Texas law due to the severance of legal ties by the adoption in Ohio. However, consulting a Texas probate attorney could provide more specific advice based on the details of the case.
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