(a) A parent is barred from inheriting from or through a child of the parent if:

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 524.2-114

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(1) the parent’s parental rights were terminated and the parent-child relationship was not judicially reestablished; or

(2) the child died before reaching 18 years of age and there is clear and convincing evidence that immediately before the child’s death the parental rights of the parent could have been terminated under law of this state other than this chapter on the basis of nonsupport, abandonment, abuse, neglect, or other actions or inactions of the parent toward the child.

(b) For the purpose of intestate succession from or through the deceased child, a parent who is barred from inheriting under this section is treated as if the parent predeceased the child.