tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15517294.post7311701042955742483..comments2019-09-19T07:13:49.465-05:00Comments on RUBIN ON TAX: VIRTUAL ADOPTION [FLORIDA]Charles (Chuck) Rubinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227879267908481649noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15517294.post-33238303181628125472007-08-22T20:06:00.000-05:002007-08-22T20:06:00.000-05:00jtmy "father passed away in july 2007,Iwas never l...jtmy "father passed away in july 2007,Iwas never legallyadopted but while my biological mother and my 'dad' were married they talked about him doing so when they were financially able.My parents divorced a few years laterand he never did,but I still considered him my dad and he still considered me his daughter Ikept in contact [calls cards letters ]and when I turned18 Iwent to live with him for about a year then moved away to another part of the state.I have an illness which prevents me from driving or traveling alone .We still called wrote etc. as any father and daughter would .When he passed away he left me a small estate but because I was never legally adopted some of his family came forward and said I was not a blood relative so Iam not entitled to his estate and are taking me to court saying his uncle is next of kin.But while he was alive many people were aware of the fact that he had a "daughter" many of them I have known for at least 40 years .He has always called me his daughter .We will go to trial very soon to "determine abeneficiry" Ihave several of these people coming to verify this fact,when we go to trial.How likely it is that I will be able to win this seems pretty likely .I feel like Iwas and am his daughter no matter what the out come .Iwill say this if you have children that are not your biological offspring and you never ligally adopt them ,make it known to them and everyone else that you wanted to but could'nt for whatever reason'but enen better do it no matter if they are children or grown into adulthood believing you are thier parents. things get very nasty especially when it comes to money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com