Child Never Legally Adopted Can Probate Estate, D.C. Panel Rules In Reversal

(February 1, 2019, 2:28 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A panel for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Jan. 31 reversed a trial court’s ruling that a man lacked standing to probate the estate of the woman who raised him, remanding the case so that he can present evidence to support his claim that he was her child and heir as a matter of equity (In Re Estate of Rosa North Ford, et al., No. 17-PR-463, D.C. App., 2019 D.C. App. LEXIS 40)....

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