GN 00306.170 contains a list of State laws on the right of a child to inherit from the natural parent when the adoption occurred during the NH's lifetime.

Do not submit a case to the Office of General Counsel (OGC) if the dependency test is not met. Submit the case per GN 01010.815 ff. in the absence of a precedent opinion if:

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  The child was adopted in a State in which he/she kept the right to inherit from the natural parent; and

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  The natural parent died domiciled in a State where an adopted child did not retain inheritance rights from a natural parent or vice versa.

GN 00306.170 refers to effective dates based upon the death of the natural parent before or after a given date. In life cases, these dates refer to the filing of an application for child's benefits before or after a given date.