Rist v. Taylor

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Mike Rist appeals from the order which directed him to return estate property to Appellee James Taylor after the district court found that Taylor was the adopted son of James Patrick Rouane and was entitled to possess Rouane’s estate by intestate succession.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

Rist presents a single issue for our review:

May an adopted child who is subsequently adopted by another adult when all parental rights of the first adoptive parent have been judicially terminated inherit by intestate succession from the first adoptive parent?

UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS AND…