Adoptees' Right to Share in Testamentary Gifts
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W HERE A WILL CONTAINS A GIFT to the "children" of a named person, a question of construction arises with regard to the right of an adopted child to participate in the distribution.' Where recognized, this right has been upheld on either or both of two grounds: (a) that the testator intended that he share in the gift,2 or (b) that adoption legally vested him with the status of a natural child. Accordingly, where such intent is not readily inferable, the issue generally turns on the court's interpretation of the applicable adoption statute.4
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