Q: If both myself and (apparent) sister go before the court for the declaration of heirs, we will both be required to show
a birth certificate, but the apparent sister doesn’t have a birth certificate with my father listed as her father nor does she have DNA results to prove a legal relationship. So what can she do to be eligible to receive my father’s inheritance? Can her and I perform a sibling dna test? Will that suffice? With forced heirs, doesn’t she have to be a legal descendant of the deceased?
A: The test results only present a probability of kinship between 2 sisters, especially when related by only one parent. Photo comparison with grandparents and other relatives also help. How and under what circumstances DID your father recognize her as his daughter?
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