SECTION 4.4.2 EFFECT OF ADOPTION ON INHERITANCE

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

Section 4.4.2 – Effect of Adoption on Inheritance

An adopted child is treated the same as a natural child of the adopting parent(s) for inheritance. A.R.S. § 14-2114(B). For example, F and M adopt child A and have a natural child B. The family tree looks like this:

Situation 5

A may inherit from F and M. A may also inherit from B or from grandparents or collateral relatives if A is the nearest heir under the necessary combination of deaths. Likewise, all of the lineal and collateral relatives established...