In Re Estate of Luckey

This appeal is a case of first impression and involves the issue of whether a twice-adopted person may inherit under the laws of intestacy from his first adoptive parent. The trial court decreed that the second adoption terminated the relationship between the child and his first adoptive father and, therefore, under the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2309 (Reissue 1975), eliminated the child’s right to inherit under the Nebraska laws of intestacy from his first adoptive father. We agree with the decision of the trial court and affirm the judgment.

The decedent, Charles H. Luckey, and one…