Has any adult ever been successful in any state coming in as an heir under equitable adoption? Can you provide detaills, what case, what state?
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Yes. I do not have time to do the research for you, but I think I recall one or two Florida cases upholding equitable adoption. As I recall though, the standard of proof required was quite high. That is, it was not nearly enough to show that the 'adoptee' was raised in the household like one of the decedent's other children. Rather, the adoptee had to show that the adoption was mistakenly believed to be unnecessary, or that a formal adoption was attempted, but failed for a technical reason. Specifically, (as best as I can dredge it up from my memory) the adoptee had to show that the decedent would have completed a formal adoption, but for some intervening external factor.
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