Intestate Inheritance Rights for Adopted Children - American Samoa
Date: February 2016
Birth Parents in Relation to Adopted Person
Citation: Ann. Code § 45.0423
The birth parents are divested of all legal rights and obligations with respect to the child and vice versa.
Adoptive Parents in Relation to Adopted Person
Citation: Ann. Code § 45.0423
After the entry of a final decree of adoption, the petitioner and the adopted person sustain toward each other the legal relation of parent and child, including the rights of inheritance from each other.
Adopted Persons Who Are Not Included in a Will
This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.