Tekulve v. Turner

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Mary Margaret Te-kulve (Tekulve) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Irma Den-ninger Turner, et al. We affirm.

Tekulve initiated the instant action by way of a petition to determine heirship during the administration of the estate of Robert W. Turner alleging, inter alia, that she was entitled to inherit pursuant to Ind.Code 29-1-2-7. This statute provides that an illegitimate child may inherit from a putative father so long as “(1) the paternity of such child has been established by law, during the father’s lifetime; or (2) if the…