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Mar. 21, 2002

To Inherit, Foster Child Must Prove Some Intent to Adopt

Focus Column - By Marshal A. Oldman and Susan J. Cooley - In Estate of Ford , 2002 DJDAR 2021 (Cal. App. Feb. 21, 2002), the 1st District Court of Appeal determined that a child taken in as a foster child had not met the criteria of being an heir pursuant to either Probate Code Section 6454 or the doctrine of equitable adoption.

        Focus Column
        
        By Marshal A. Oldman and Susan J. Cooley
        
        In Estate of Ford, 2002 DJDAR 2021 (Cal. App. Feb. 21, 2002), the 1st District Court of Appeal determined that a child taken in as a fo...

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