California Court of Appeal

An equitably adopted child does not have a right to inherit the property of her testate "grandparent," whose will directs that her property shall go to the "surviving issue" of her own children.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/24/2002
• Published 10/24/2002

Judges

• GEMELLO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steve H. Spiegelman, for Claimant and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro, Piasta & Moran and Daniel J. Galvin III, Santa Rosa, for Petitioner and Respondent.