History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.71

v4.c63.t2.71

The adopted son is entitled to inherit in the adoptive family as fully as if he were a natural born son i. e. he may inherit not only to his adoptive father, but also to that father's brother or cousin if the latter have no son or no other nearer heir. The adopted son also inherits to the adoptive mother and her relations¹³²⁹, viz. her father and brother. Conversely, the adoptive mother and her relations in her father's family are entitled to inherit to him.