Inheritance clarification advice
Confusing story, but my great uncle (grandmother’s brother) passed away. We are American, but he was living in New Zealand and was a citizen there. He had a son in New Zealand that was adopted out. He did not know of this son until a couple of years ago. They remained close until the end. It’s a sad story. It sounds like his dad would have raised him, had he known he had a child.
My uncle did not have a will. He was wealthy and had a home. A letter was sent to my grandma and her siblings, informing them that they are inheriting everything. Shouldn’t his biological son be the one to inherit everything?
We tried to get in touch with the estate attorney to inform her of his son. She has not responded at all. His son said he had to submit a birth certificate to someone. But from what he has been told by a lawyer, he can only inherit if the siblings approve of it.