Is it possible to get a court in North Carolina to declare that my widowed sister-in-law and her children are not related to me?

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   Andrew Oostdyk

   Dallas Estate Planning Attorney

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   Answered February 12, 2013 09:14. I do not see a reason why a Court would order this. It appears that the children are related to you as a niece or nephew. If you feel you are being harassed due to your relationship to them, you may be able to file a restraining order if necessary. You should consult an attorney to discuss the issues you have with this in greater detail.

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   Byron Barclay

   Houston Estate Planning Attorney

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   Answered February 12, 2013 12:00. It would appear that there is a great deal more information needed to answer this question, echoed by the other lawyers' inability to understand WHY you would want to do this. As the other lawyer points out, her children MAY be related to you (if they were in fact also the children of your brother). I too am curious WHY you would want or need to do this. If it is affecting your credit or your former sister-in-law is somehow infamous and you do not want others to associate them with you, then I can begin to understand, somewhat, why you might want to do this, but from a practical standpoint, I cannot recall any process or motion in the law whereby the Court would have jurisdiction to make such a ruling. I am afraid, lacking more information than you have offered, that a North Carolina court would be unable to help you in this regard.

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   Steven Zelinger

   Blackwood Estate Planning Attorney

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   Answered February 12, 2013 08:02. Why would you want to do this? Your nieces/nephews ARE related to you.

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