Legal Problems Relating to the Adoptions of Adoptions from Adoptions : A Comparison of Inheritance Rights of Adoptors between Thailand and Pennsylvania United States of America

Abstract

The research called Problem regarding intestate succession from adopted child by adoptive parents: comparative study between Thai Law and Pennsylvanian Law aimed to (1) Analyze the right of adopted parents in intestate succession from adopted child by adoptive parents under Thai Law and Pennsylvanian Law (2) To Compare the right to inherit intestate succession from adopted child by adoptive parents between Thai Law and Pennsylvanian Law (3) propose guideline in order to protect the right to intestate succession by adoptive parents in Thailand. With qualitative methodology and content analysis, the results of this research are as follows (1) The Under Thai Law, adoptive parents do not allow to inherit intestate succession from adopted child while Pennsylvanian Law allows to do so (2) To In comparison, it seemed intestate succession under Thai Law are related to blood line while Pennsylvanian Law take de jure relationship under its consideration. (3) To researcher proposed that The Thai Law should allow adoptive parents to inherit intestate succession from adopted child in order to respect their relationship established by law. However, such right should be specific only to adoptive parents and adopted child.