Do I have a right to property of my son after his death in Virginia if I abandoned him?
Full Question:
I had a son (minor) who passed away in an accident last month. He used to live with his grandparents. I had left him because I wanted to move in with my boyfriend and my son disliked my boyfriend so I had no other choice other than leaving him. My son has two houses in his name, which he got from his dad at the time of my divorce. Do I have a right in that property?
02/08/2017 |
Category: Wills and Es... ยป of Children |
State: Virginia |
#31757
Answer:
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-308 reads:
“B. If a parent willfully deserts or abandons his minor or incapacitated child and such desertion or abandonment continues until the death of the child, the parent shall be barred of all interest in the child's estate by intestate succession.”
Therefore, you may not be having any right in your deceased son’s property if you had deserted or abandoned your son and the desertion or abandonment continued until your son’s death.
