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Can a non-marital child inherit from his father in New York?

New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law section 4-1.2, provides that a non-marital child “is the legitimate child of his father so that he and his issue inherit from his father and his maternal kindred.” A marriage ends at the death of a spouse. See Hunt v Hunt, 75 Misc. 209, 211 (Sup. Ct. Kings Cty. 1912), modified, 154 AD 833 (NY App. Div. 1913).

Bronx probate and administration lawyer Bryan J Hutchinson is knowledgeable in helping the residents of the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan in all phases of a New York probate and administration proceeding.

If you are a non-marital child seeking help in protecting your right to inherit from your father's estate, call our Bronx probate and administration lawyer Bryan J. Hutchinson at (718) 671-0900 for a confidential consultation.

Bronx probate lawyer Bryan J. Hutchinson will guide you through the complexities of the administration process in gathering all the assets of the estate, paying expenses such as taxes, paying claims, and distributing assets to rightful heirs at law.

Bronx probate lawyer Bryan J. Hutchinson represents clients in all aspects of probate and administration proceedings, including but not limited to preparing and filing the petition, Will contest, accounting proceedings in the Surrogate's Court in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Westchester Counties.