Zoell's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Schaffer,

The question to be answered is: What are the inheritance rights of a child, adopted in New Jersey, in the estate of a natural collateral relative, dying intestate, domiciled in Pennsylvania, whose entire estate is located here, where the New Jersey decree of adoption reserved certain inheritance rights to the adopted child?

The answer is to be found in our Intestate Act of June 7, 1917, P. L. 429, Sec. 16(b), 20 PS §102, which reads: “Adopted persons shall not be entitled to inherit or take from or through their natural parents, grandparents or collateral…