Regarding the law of descent and distribution, what is NOT true about adopted children?

The correct answer highlights a key aspect of adoption law concerning the inheritance rights of adopted children. Adopted children, once legally adopted, are considered the same as biological children in relation to their adopting parents for inheritance purposes. This means they inherit from their adopting parents effectively, just like biological children.

Furthermore, it is important to understand that adopted children do not have inheritance rights from their biological parents once the adoption is finalized, unless otherwise specified (for instance, in cases of stepparent adoptions). Therefore, they do not inherit from the ancestors of their adoptive parents; their legal ties and inheritance rights are firmly established with their adoptive family only.

Thus, saying that adopted children inherit from the ancestors of the adopting parents is not true according to the law of descent and distribution, which clearly defines the legal parental relationship following adoption. This understanding keeps the legal implications clear: an adopted child is treated as an heir in relation to their adoptive parents and their legal family tree, rather than having dual inheritance rights from both biological and adoptive lines.