Estate of Nelson

The statutes under which this controversy must be determined are those in effect at the date of Mr. Nelson’s death. Those material to the question before the court are:

“237.04 Descent as to adopted persons. The right of descent from and to an adopted person shall be as prescribed in section 322.07.”

“322.07 Effect of adoption. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the effect of the order of adoption is to completely change the legal status of the adopted person from that of a child of the natural parents to that of a child of the adoptive parents; and to free the adopted person…