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Pretermitted heir

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003878

A child or descendant who is unintentionally omitted from a parent's will, typically because they were born or adopted after the will was executed. Many states have laws that allow such an heir to inherit a portion of the estate as if the parent had died intestate, unless there is clear evidence of an intentional omission. These laws aim to prevent accidental disinheritance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003878
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Pretermitted heir",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A child or descendant who is unintentionally omitted from a parent's will, typically because they were born or adopted after the will was executed. Many states have laws that allow such an heir to inherit a portion of the estate as if the parent had died intestate, unless there is clear evidence of an intentional omission. These laws aim to prevent accidental disinheritance.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/pretermitted-heir/"
}

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