Inheritance of a ‘milk’ child
Question
Does a woman’s ‘milk’ child i.e. the woman is not the child’s biological mother, nor is the woman’s husband the child’s biological father, but rather, a child who drank her milk,t inherit from her estate?
Answer
A ‘milk’ child doesn’t inherit from the foster-mother or foster-father.
- Answered by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai
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