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§ 505 — Posthumous children

Delaware § 505
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat
Ch. 5INTESTATE SUCCESSION

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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 12, § 505 (2026).

Text

Posthumous children, born alive, shall be considered as though living at the death of their parent.

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Legislative History

59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1

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Custodian immunity
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