For purposes of inheritance by, from and through an adopted person he shall be considered the issue of his adopting parent or parents. An adopted person shall not be considered as continuing to be the child or issue of his natural parents except in distributing the estate of a natural kin, other than the natural parent, who has maintained a family relationship with the adopted person. If a natural parent shall have married the adopting parent, the adopted person for purposes of inheritance by, from and through him shall also be considered the issue of such natural parent.
(July 9, 1976, P.L.551, No.135, eff. imd.)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 21 - Intestate Succession
Section 2101 - Intestate estate
Section 2102 - Share of surviving spouse
Section 2103 - Shares of others than surviving spouse
Section 2104 - Rules of succession
Section 2105 - Spouse's rights
Section 2107 - Persons born out of wedlock
Section 2109 - Advancements (Repealed)
Section 2110 - Spouse's allowance; procedure
Section 2112 - Property distributable to the Commonwealth (Repealed)