Statute · New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 6-5.7 — Posthumous children
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 6-5.7
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 6-5.7 Posthumous children
Citator
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 6-5.7 — Posthumous children is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.