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Q: I have a deceased Father that I just learned about through DNA. The family is not forthcoming in any information .

I desperately want to know about the Dad I never knew. The internet is not helpful. Am I entitled to any info or possibly something of my Dads? Do I have to file something?

James Whitney
James Whitney
answered on Jan 14, 2019

I can relate as I found my biological father through a combination of DNA and paper trail research long after he had deceased.

Unfortunately, those in our situation have no legal rights as heirs or children without initiating steps to solidify our status as a child of the father we found....
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