An adopted son has the legal right of inheritance.
First, the estate shall be inherited in the following order:
（1） First order: spouse, children, parents; （2） The second order: brothers and sisters, grandparents, maternal grandparents.
The children mentioned here include legitimate children, illegitimate children, adopted children and step children who are dependent.
Secondly, the successor shall lose his right of inheritance if he commits one of the following acts:
（1） Intentionally killing the decedent;
（2） Killing other heirs in order to fight for the inheritance;
（3） The circumstances of abandoning or maltreating the decedent are serious;
（4） Forging, altering, concealing or destroying wills, and the circumstances are serious;
（5） Forcing or obstructing the decedent to establish, change or withdraw his will by means of fraud or coercion, and the circumstances are serious.
[Legal Basis]
Article 1127 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China states that inheritance shall be in the following order:
（1） First order: spouse, children, parents;
（2） The second order: brothers and sisters, grandparents, maternal grandparents.
The term "children" as used in this Part includes legitimate children, illegitimate children, adopted children and step children who are dependent.
