Pretermitted Child Law and Legal Definition
Pretermitted Child is a child born after the execution of a will and is not provided for by the will. Many states have statutes that provide for a share of estate property to go to pretermitted children. A pretermitted child may demand inheritance under the will.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abused Child
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
- Administration for Children and Families
- Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
- Adopted Child
- Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
- Adult Child With a Disability
- After-Born Child
- Aggravated Sexual Assault Against a Child
- Aid to Families With Dependent Children AFDC
