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MAINE STATUTES AND CODES
18-A §9-105. Rights of adopted persons
Title 18-A: PROBATE CODE
Article 9: ADOPTION HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. C, §7 (NEW)
Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. C, §7 (NEW)
§9-105. Rights of adopted persons
Except as otherwise provided by law, an adopted person has all the same rights, including inheritance rights, that a child born to the adoptive parents would have. An adoptee also retains the right to inherit from the adoptee's biological parents if the adoption decree so provides, as specified in section 2-109, subsection (1). [1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §7 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 694, §C7 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).