Tribal Law - Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section PRP.04.39 — Determination Of Relationship Of Parent And Child

If for purpose of intestate succession a relationship of parent and child shall be established to determine succession by, through or from a person:

(a) An adopted person is the child of an adopting parent and of the natural parents for inheritance purposes only. The adoption of a child by the spouse of a natural parent has no effect on the relationship between the child and that natural parent;

(b) An adopted person shall inherit from all other relatives of an adoptive parent as though the adopted person was the natural child of the adoptive parent and the relatives shall inherit from the adoptive parent's estate as if they were the adoptive parent's relatives;

(c) In cases not covered by subsection (a), a person born out of wedlock is a child of the mother and is a child of the father, if the relationship of parent and child has been established in accordance with the Stockbridge-Munsee Youth Code.