Omitted child statutes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003540",
  "term": "Omitted child statutes",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Laws designed to protect children who are born or adopted after the execution of a parent's will and are not mentioned in that will. These statutes, also known as pretermitted heir statutes, typically provide that such a child is entitled to receive a share of the estate as if the parent had died intestate. The purpose is to prevent unintentional disinheritance, assuming the omission was an oversight rather than an intentional act.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/omitted-child-statutes/"
}