Estate of Goal

KELLY, Judge:

In this appeal, we are called upon to consider whether an adult adoptee qualifies as an “issue” of an adopting parent under the provisions of a will drafted by a testator who died prior to the adoption of the adult adoptee by the testator’s child. We find that the adult adoptee does not. Accordingly, we affirm the final decree of the trial court.

The relevant facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows. Albert Walter Goal (Testator) died August 5, 1954, leaving his testamentary trust under date of May 25, 1950, appointing Warren Bank and Trust Company or its…