The lawsuit involving the Su family captured the attention of the entire city. While ordinary people treated it as fodder for gossip, the business circles of Tianhai City viewed it as a reallocation of interests.
The defendant was Su Zhi. She sat in the dock as her lawyer represented her interests. The plaintiff, Su Wan, produced a DNA sample proving a blood relation to Su Tianhao. Obtaining this sample had been difficult: first, Su Mingdao had to provide a sample of Su Tianhao, then it had to be proven that this sample shared a parental relationship with Elder Su, while simultaneously proving it had no connection to Su Tianyuan. Finally, they had to establish the parental link between Su Tianhao and Su Wan.
Once this evidence was presented, according to current law, an illegitimate child held inheritance rights. This law applied equally to the common man and the wealthy alike. Things quickly turned unfavorable for Su Zhi. However, her lawyer was no slouch. He first refuted the claim of an equal split of the Su family’s assets, noting that a person's primary heirs are their children and parents, meaning Elder Su was also entitled to a portion of the estate. Even if Su Wan were to inherit, she could at most claim one-third. Furthermore, he argued that if illegitimate and legitimate children were to share the same inheritance rights, no one would ever fulfill their marital obligations again; on these grounds, Su Wan’s inheritance rights should be revoked.
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