Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
EPT Estates, Powers and Trusts |
Article 6. CLASSIFICATION, CREATION, DEFINITION OF, AND RULES GOVERNING ESTATES IN PROPERTY |
Part 5. RULES GOVERNING FUTURE ESTATES |
Section 6-5.7. Posthumous children
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(a) Where a future estate is limited to children, distributees, heirs or issue, posthumous children are entitled to take in the same manner as if living at the death of their ancestors. (b) A future estate conditioned upon the death of a person without children, distributees, heirs or issue is defeated by the birth of a child conceived before but born alive after the death of such person.