Belton v. Crudup

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

In this appeal, we address the requirements set forth in Code § 64.1-5.1(4) for a child born out of wedlock to share in the *75 distribution of a putative parent's estate. Specifically, we decide whether the sole act of filing a list of heirs that identifies an individual as the decedent's child tolls the period during which an action to adjudicate the existence of the parent-child relationship must be filed. Concluding that it does not toll the period prescribed by statute, we will affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

James…