Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal
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Item Careful Cutting Too Many Ties: Issues with Establishing a Parent-Child Relationship Via Adult Adoption in Texas and a Potential Solution(Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Journal, 2012) Honeycutt, ChelsiDiscusses the 2005 amendment to section 162.507(c) of the Texas Family Code and section 40 of the Texas Probate Code affecting the inheritance rights of adopted adults in Texas. The primary purpose is to draw attention to the complex issue of adult adoption as a means of preventing inheritance issues for families attempting to solidify a parent-child relationship between a stepparent and stepchild. Suggests a potential solution to the problem by examining solutions from other states and includes a proposed revision to section 162.507(c) of the Family Code.