EPTL 6-5.7 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 6-5.6 Meaning of heirs, distributees and issue in certain remainders up PART 5 Rules Governing Future Estates next SECTION 6-5.8 Heirs or distributees of life tenant take as purchasers Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 6-5.7 Posthumous children Estates, Powers & Trusts (EPT) CHAPTER 17-B, ARTICLE 6, PART 5 § 6-5.7 Posthumous children (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.