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[quote=Anonymous]"If there is an adoption where the biological parent is still living chances are the biological grandparents are not involved. This really depends on specifics of the case of course."

It is indeed case-specific. I know of a family who has two bio kids and the third child is adopted, via a very open adoption.

When I say open I mean fully open. The child's bio parents AND grandparents are fully involved in her life.

Bio mom is in almost daily contact with adopted mom, Bio dad (and his family) are also regularly in contact. This has gone on for many years.

All the bio family members visit the home frequently and are known to the other kids as "Larla's mom, dad, grandpa, uncle, etc."

The adopted child's grandparents are middle/upper middle class so they will have to figure out inheritance issues. I don't think it would surprise anyone if the grandparents were to leave a larger amount to Larla with perhaps a good-will stipend for the other 2 kids. Most people would say this is reasonable.

However, if the bio childrens' grandparents were to do the same it would be considered awful and an outrage. As posters here have already stated. All three kids should be treated the same.[/quote]

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