Hayes v. Dixon

ARNOLD, Judge.

Plaintiff contends that it was error for the trial court to apply G.S. 29-19(b) in this matter where the biological father-daughter relationship between decedent and plaintiff is not a genuine issue. We do not agree.

G.S. 2949(b) in pertinent part states:

For purposes of intestate succession, an illegitimate child shall be entitled to take by, through and from:(1) Any person who has been finally adjudged to be the father of such child pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 49-1 through 49-9 or the provisions of G.S. 49-14 through 49-16;(2) Any person who has acknowledged himself…