South Carolina § 27-5-120 Posthumous child shall take under will or settlement.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 27-5-120 — Posthumous child shall take under will or settlement.

South Carolina § 27-5-120

Title 27PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCES

Ch. 5ESTATES AND CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS CREATING ESTATES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 27-5-120 (2026).

Text

A posthumous child shall take under any will or settlement as though born in the lifetime of the father and shall not be liable to be defeated on the ground that the remainder was contingent and did not vest at the instant that the prior estate terminated and that there was no trustee to preserve the contingent remainder.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 21-1-30 [1962 Code SECTION 19-3; 1952 Code SECTION 19-3; 1942 Code SECTION 8873; 1932 Code SECTION 8873; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5325; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3553; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2466; G. S. 1846; R. S. 1978; 1712 (2) 542] redesignated 27-5-120 by 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 2.