Arizona

Birth Parents in Relation to Adopted Person Statute: §§ 8-117; 14-2114

•  The relationship of birth parent and adopted person is completely severed upon entry of the adoption decree and all legal consequences of the relationship cease to exist, including the right of inheritance.

Adoptive Parents in Relation to Adopted Person Statute: § 8-117

• The adopted person is entitled to inherit from and through the adoptive parent and the adoptive parent is entitled to the same from the adopted person, as though the child were born to the adoptive parents.

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