THIS OVERARCHING CONCLUSION NEEDS AN EDIT:
ALAN CAN INHERIT FROM REBECCA’S ESTATE UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE ADOPTION.
THE EDIT WILL CORRECT THE FOLLOWING:
- Likelihood of the Outcome: the legal writer does not precisely state the outcome's degree of certainty.
- Reason(s) for the Outcome: the legal writer does not include a because state that identifies the reasons for the outcome.
AFTER THE EDIT, THE OVERARCHING CONCLUSION IS NOW ACCOMPLISHED:
A COURT WILL LIKELY FIND THAT ALAN CAN INHERIT FROM REBECCA’S ESTATE AS HER EQUITABLY ADOPTED CHILD BECAUSE REBECCA EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO ADOPT ALAN TO HIM AND OTHERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND THERE WAS A MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF A PARENT-CHILD-RELATIONSHIP.
THE OVERARCHING CONCLUSION IS ACCOMPLISHED FOR THESE REASONS:
- The likelihood of the outcome is precisely and concisely stated (red sentence)
- The outcome precisely and concisely answers the legal question and acknowledges the governing law (blue clause)
- The reason for the outcome appears in a because statement that precisely and concisely highlights all the elements being analyzed (green clause)