DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION — Inheritance — Children — Child Adopted During Minority Cannot Inherit from Natural Grandparents. — It has been held that a child adopted during minority could not inherit from its natural parents. Therefore since a grandchild must establish its relationship through its parents, such grandchild is barred from inheritance from its natural grandparents.
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
ACHOR, J.
This case is pending before us on petition to transfer. Appellant was adopted during minority. She seeks to inherit from her natural grandfather.
We held in the case of Scott v. Scott (1958), 238 Ind. 474, 150 N.E.2d 740, that under § 6-208a of the Probate Code a child adopted during minority could not inherit from its natural parents. This case holds that, because of the fact that a grandchild must establish its relationship through its parents, such grandchild is barred from inheritance from its natural grandparents.
We believe the decision is correct and that transfer should be denied.
Landis, C.J., Arterburn, Bobbitt and Jackson, JJ., concur.
NOTE. — Reported in 155 N.E.2d 389.