Inheritance rights for adopted grandchildren

[Anonymous]

Is this adopted grandchild now an adult? Are they living a life you don't support?

Are they an older teen adopted by your child later in life due to a blended family situation? Do you not know them?

I can see a few situations where adopted grandchildren might be treated differently than non adopted. Not specifically due to the fact they are adopted but the cirumstances and current relationships.

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Anonymous wrote:So rude but it’s their choice. I knew of a parent who wrote a stipulation that grand heirs are related by blood, or adopted, AND in full custody of heir for at least 10 years before 18th birthday.
Ruled out stepchildren, and any shared custody situations.

That seems reasonable.

A kid us denied because the parents divorced and shared custody? Can you imagine having to decide to give up custody or deny your child's inheritance... terrible.

They wouldn’t know unless the parent told them ahead of time.

Unless they talk to their cousins

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So rude but it’s their choice. I knew of a parent who wrote a stipulation that grand heirs are related by blood, or adopted, AND in full custody of heir for at least 10 years before 18th birthday.
Ruled out stepchildren, and any shared custody situations.

I love this bcs od the step children. Why should step grandchildren inherit anything? They have their own grandparents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My new: Adopted kids definitely should be in the will with all other grandkids. (I can't imagine how hurtful that would be if that isn't the case.)

Stepkids, no, unless specifically designated.

I guess where it could get tricky is if someone remarries then adopts the spouses kids at some point.

Why would that be tricky? They are now adopted kids.

[Anonymous]

OP make sure you go full Joan Crawford so the reading of the will will be super dramatic:

"And to my adopted granddaughter Jaydyn, I leave nothing. For reasons that are well known to her."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the options when a grandparent does not want to include an adopted child in their will?

It's their money, you and I can't write their will for them. However, you can express your wishes to be fair to everyone but agreement to respect their right to make their decision as they prefer.

[Anonymous]

The reason the GP aren’t giving the money to their son, because he is married to a woman outside their religion and she has kids too and an adopted kid. The non biological kids would divide the inheritance further.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP make sure you go full Joan Crawford so the reading of the will will be super dramatic:

"And to my adopted granddaughter Jaydyn, I leave nothing. For reasons that are well known to her."

My mom will do that to me. She hates my kid not because of adoption but because of me. I stopped letting her control me with money and her attitude changed to me. The funny thing it was all threats as she never gave me or my kid money or gifts.

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Anonymous wrote:Is grandparent in the US? Only Louisiana has limited forced heirship. So if in any other state he can disinherit the adopted grandchild without any restriction. Sounds like an awful choice but there you go.

"Disinherit"?

With no forced heirship, as you put it, there is no need to 'disinherit." To disinherit you initiate a legal proceeding to subvert forced heirship. This is the US in 2024. People aren't disinheriting grandchildren, adopted or not. You just don't give them anything in the will or trust.

Sorry your confused, Walter

Disinherit is a transitive verb meaning to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)

Forced heirship isn’t “how I put it,” it’s the appropriate language for discussing forced heirs (how they’re referred to in the literal statute) in Louisiana as well as the way Americans speaking English discuss the much stricter and nearly ubiquitous inheritance rules in Europe.

I left you some sources to help you understand. Catch you on the flip side!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinherit

https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108811

https://louisianasuccessions.com/Topics/Louisiana-Forced-Heirship

https://epj.us/article/17745.pdf

FFS, OP did not mention living in Europe, nor did they mention living in Louisiana. And I actually went to law school in Louisiana, so I didn't need your sad Googling.

OP, if you are in Louisiana, get a trusts and estates lawyer, whether your interest is in disinheriting the grandchild or preventing such disinheritance. Actually, if you are anywhere and this concerned about this, just see a lawyer.

I asked OP because it’s relevant. DCUM has posters all over the world. Wild how triggered you are by simple facts. Maybe you need more Aricept.

Still just a terribly sad situation wanting to exclude an adopted grandchild.

[Anonymous]

My (step)grandmother tried to amend their will to exclude her stepchildren from an inheritance after my bio grandfather passed and it didn’t work, I guess there was some ironclad things he worked out before he died.

[Anonymous]

Money isn't important, people are. Its up to you to try to teach this lesson to both your elders and youngers.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who adopted adult kids (they were 18yo and I think 20yo) so I can imagine a few situations where a person might want to exclude a particular adoptee. (In this case, however, no one would have excluded them. The adoptive parent had raised the kids since they were little but a non-custodial bio parent wouldn’t give up rights.) But the problem with writing something that blanket excludes all adoptees is what if your kid adopts a child when you are 95yo and have dementia - a young child who is fully part of the family and you have written in this clause to exclude rebellious Amy who you never liked? I think it would make more sense to just exclude rebellious Amy from your will … but honestly, you will be causing your child (the parent) a problem by treating his or her kids differently.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So rude but it’s their choice. I knew of a parent who wrote a stipulation that grand heirs are related by blood, or adopted, AND in full custody of heir for at least 10 years before 18th birthday.
Ruled out stepchildren, and any shared custody situations.

That seems reasonable.

A kid us denied because the parents divorced and shared custody? Can you imagine having to decide to give up custody or deny your child's inheritance... terrible.

Who counts on an inheritance from their GPs anyway. Only an issue if GPs outlive their own kids

[Anonymous]

The option is to be remembered as the heartless tightwad you are.

[Anonymous]

You understand adoption, right? The child is a legal member of the family from day 1. I'll bet you are a nightmare.