Arizona Laws 14-2705. Adopted children; children born out of wedlock; class gifts
A. A person who is adopted or born out of wedlock and that person’s descendants, if appropriate to the class, are included in class gifts and other terms of relationship in accordance with the intestate succession under article 1 of this chapter. Terms of relationship that do not differentiate relationships by blood from those by affinity, such as "uncles", "aunts", "nieces" or "nephews", are construed to exclude relatives by affinity. Terms of relationship that do not differentiate relationships by the half blood from those by the whole blood, such as "brothers", "sisters", "nieces" or "nephews", are construed to include both types of relationships.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-2705
- Child: includes a person who is entitled to take as a child under this title by intestate succession from the parent whose relationship is involved. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Minor: means a person who is under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Parent: includes any person entitled to take, or who would be entitled to take if the child died without a will, as a parent under this title by intestate succession from the child whose relationship is in question and excludes any person who is only a stepparent, foster parent or grandparent. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Person: means an individual or an organization. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
- Transferor: means a person who creates a custodial trust by transfer or declaration. See Arizona Laws 14-9101
B. In addition to the requirements of subsection A, in construing a dispositive provision of a transferor who is not the adopting parent, an adopted person is not considered the child of the adopting parent unless the adopted person lived while a minor, either before or after the adoption, as a regular member of the household of the adopting parent at any time.