ESTATE OF OBATA

Nos. A150284, A150285.

27 Cal.App.5th 730 (2018)

Estate of FUSAE OBATA, Deceased. KAZUKO UENAKA et al., Petitioners and Respondents, v. REIKO NAKANO et al., Objectors and Appellants. Estate of EMI OBATA, Deceased. KAZUKO UENAKA et al., Petitioners and Respondents, v. REIKO NAKANO et al., Objectors and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

September 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Connie Yi, Connie J. Yi and Bobby Y. Lydon-Lam for Objectors and Appellants.

Witherspoon & Siracusa, Andrew K. Schultz ; Law Offices of Daniel A. Conrad and Daniel A. Conrad for Petitioners and Respondents.


OPINION

(1) The sole issue on appeal is whether California law recognizes the Japanese practice called (yōshi-engumi) as an "adoption" within the meaning of California Probate Code sections 6450 and 6451.1 We conclude that it does and, thus, we...

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