Estate of Stern v. Stern

*509WEBB, Judge.

The question presented on this appeal is whether the heirs of the alleged natural father of Edward Gordon Stern have any rights to the decedent’s estate. We believe they do not and affirm the order directing that the decedent’s estate be distributed only to his maternal heirs.

G.S. 2949(a) provides that for purposes of intestate succession, an illegitimate shall be treated as if he were the legitimate child of his mother so that he is entitled to inherit by, through and from his mother and his other maternal kindred, and they are entitled to take from him. There is no dispute that…