Is my adopted half sister entitled to part of my grandma's estate?

[sisterling]

What is the name of your state? Florida


After our mom died I went to go live with my dad. My half sister went into foster care and eventually adopted by them. My grandma just died and I was talking to the lawyer about her estate stuff and he never mentioned my half sister. Like he doesn't seem like he even knows about her. So now I'm just wondering if she is entitled to anything since she is not technically my grandmothers granddaughter anymore.

 

[adjusterjack]

Here's an idea.

Ask the lawyer.

 

[huddy61]

Adoption laws can be tricky in Florida. You should ask the lawyer directly if he’s aware of her status and how it affects the distribution.

 

[sisterling]

Here's an idea.

Ask the lawyer.

Eh, seems like a better idea to talk to someone else about it first.

 

[quincy]

Eh, seems like a better idea to talk to someone else about it first.

Eh … why?

The attorney seems to be a more logical person to ask than strangers on an internet forum.

 

[zddoodah]

After our mom died I went to go live with my dad. My half sister went into foster care and eventually adopted by them.

This is quite unclear, and I'm going to have a bunch of questions. By saying, "our mom," I assume that your mother is the common parent of you and your half-sister. Correct? You then wrote that your "half sister went into foster care and eventually adopted by them." Who are "them"? How long ago did these events occur?

My grandma just died and I was talking to the lawyer about her estate stuff and he never mentioned my half sister.

Which grandma? Your mother's mother or your father's mother? I guess we're supposed to assume that it's your mother's mother.

What lawyer? Whom does this lawyer represent? Is it a lawyer who, when your grandmother was alive, prepared estate planning documents for her?

Why would this lawyer mention your half-sister?

When did this grandmother die?

Was this grandmother married at the time of her death? If it's your mother's mother, did your mother have any living siblings? What about children of any deceased siblings of your mother?

What sort of estate planning did your grandmother do? Will? Trust? Do you have a role in the administration of her estate? If so, what is it?

Like he doesn't seem like he even knows about her.

Maybe he doesn't.

So now I'm just wondering if she is entitled to anything since she is not technically my grandmothers granddaughter anymore.

What does your grandmother's will or trust say about this?