Following a scandal that received substantial attention in t…
Following a scandal that received substantial attention in the press, Ames revised its probate code to prohibit inheritance by adult adoptees if the testator had disinherited his natural children. Julius, a wealthy Ames citizen, had a natural son from whom he had been estranged for many years; he had no other heirs. To prevent his substantial estate from passing to his son, Julius adopted Octavius, an adult with whom Julius was quite close. Julius then made a will naming Octavius as his heir and disinheriting his natural son. After the will was executed, Ames’s law was passed. What is Julius’s strongest argument against the constitutionality of the Ames inheritance law?