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IN RE BROCKMIRE

No. SC 93606.

424 S.W.3d 445 (2014)

In the Matter of Lonnie BROCKMIRE, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 11, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam E. Hanna , Kristi N. Hoff , Bradshaw, Steele, Cochrane & Berens LC, Cape Girardeau, for Brockmires brother.

John Loesel , John P. Lichtenegger , Lichtenegger, Weiss & Fetterhoff LLC, Jackson, for the biological daughter and granddaughter.

PAUL C. WILSON, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a grandchild is entitled to inherit her biological grandfather's estate where her mother (i.e., the decedent's daughter) was adopted by her stepfather before the decedent died. Two statutes provide the answer. First, under section 474.060.1,1 an adopted child is a "child" of the adoptive parent for purposes of intestate succession, not the biological parent. Second, section 474.010...

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