In the Matter of Lonnie Brockmire

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc IN THE MATTER OF ) LONNIE BROCKMIRE, DECEASED. ) ) ) No. SC93606 ) ) ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY The Honorable Scott A. Lipke, Judge Opinion issued March 11, 2014 The issue in this case is whether a grandchild is entitled to inherit her biological grandfather’s estate where her mother (i.e., the decedent’s daughter) was adopted by her stepfather before the decedent died. Two statutes provide the answer. First, under section 474.060.1,1 an adopted child is a “child” of the adoptive parent for purposes of intestate succession, not…