Alaska

Birth Parents in Relation to Adopted Person Statute: §§ 25.23.130; 13.12.114

• After adoption decree has been entered, the adopted person is a stranger to the birth relative for all purposes including inheritance, unless the decree of adoption specifically provides for continuation of inheritance rights.

Adoptive Parents in Relation to Adopted Person Statute: § 25.23.130

• The adopted person is entitled to inherit, in order to create a parent-child relationship between the adopting parent and the adopted person.

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