Stranger-to-the-Adoption Doctrine

Stranger-to-the-Adoption Doctrine

Definition

Provides that unless an adopted person is included as an adoptee in a class gift, a presumption exists that the adopted person is not entitled to share in the gift if made by a person not a party to the adoption itself.

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