收养的孩子通常会像生育儿童一样继承. Former AG clarifies adopted children generally inherit like biological children.

纽约州前总检察长埃里克·施奈德曼最近回答了一位读者关于继承法律的问题. Eric T. Schneiderman, a former New York attorney general, recently answered a reader's question regarding inheritance laws. 读者问如果生父是唯一的继承人, The reader asked if an adopted child can be excluded from a will if the biological parent is the sole heir. 施奈德曼澄清说, 一般来说, 被收养的孩子在继承方面被视为生育儿童. Schneiderman clarified that generally, adopted children are treated as biological children for inheritance purposes. 遗嘱书中没有明确规定,否则他们与生育后的子女同样享有继承权. This means they are entitled to the same share of the estate as biological children, unless the will explicitly states otherwise.