Is it legal to adopt anyone of any age?...Uncle recently died, had 3 living relatives, none were notified of?

Question

death, had to research local newspaper where he lived, in his obit said he was survived only by a son, he had no son, he was never married and gay, we are sure of this, sons name is the name of his ex male lover, who has been out of the picture for a while..my husband is one of the nephews, they were not close, but he was close to my husbands brother and I just find iit very odd that he would never mention a thing to him...plus he was told the ex was going to take care of him at home while he passed, yet in the obit it said he died at a hopice place...I mean the ex knew he had family...I asked earlier and it was suggested we get in touch with the hospice place...but again, any more advice apprecieated...can you adopt like a 50 yr. old?...

Answer 1

Yes, you can adopt anyone, of any age, and in some cases, people who were already deceased have been adopted.

Answer 2

It sounds like your uncle had a obit pre written in case of death.There is no law that is has to be correct so the paper just prints it. Your uncle may have disowned his family for whatever reason and chose to write it this way and may also have his will the same way. You can challenge it in court but nothing good may come out of it. You may never know the answers you seek which is unfortunate, but does happen. Good luck

Answer 3

you can adopt someone at any age although it is rare. But it can be done. Also, it seems whoever wrote that obit is the one you should talk to in order to see where they got this information.

Answer 4

no- adoption was created for minors,and and guardianship for minors and certain adult situations,such as mentally the handicapped.

Answer 5

You would have to talk to a lawyer.

Answer 6

yes you can.