posthumous child — A child born after the death of the parent. A child in being from the time of conception, for the purpose of the rule of descent, provided he or she is born alive with reasonable assurance of continuing to live. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 88. A child… … Ballentine's law dictionary
child — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
child — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
child — n pl chil·dren 1: a son or daughter of any age and usu. including one formally adopted compare issue ◇ The word child as used in a statute or will is often held to include a stepchild, an illegitimate child, a person for whom one stands in loco… … Law dictionary
posthumous — adjective after death, continuing after death, following death, occurring after death, post mortem associated concepts: posthumous child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Posthumous birth — A posthumous birth is the birth of a child after the death of a parent. [ [http://www.dominican.edu/query/ncur/display ncur.php?id=183 THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL QUAGMIRES OF POSTMORTEM REPRODUCTION] , by Christie Brough, 21st National Conference on… … Wikipedia
Posthumous sperm retrieval — (PSR) is a procedure in which spermatozoa are extracted from a man after he has been pronounced legally brain dead. There has been significant debate over the ethicality and legality of the procedure, and on the legal rights of the child and… … Wikipedia
Posthumous — may refer to: * Posthumous birth, a birth that occurs after the death of the child s parent * Posthumous degree, an academic degree conferred after the death of the recipient * Posthumous execution, ceremonial execution of someone already dead *… … Wikipedia
Child of Manhattan (film) — Child of Manhattan theatrical poster Directed by Edward Buzzell Written by … Wikipedia
Child of Manhattan (play) — Child of Manhattan Written by Preston Sturges Characters Madeleine McGonegal Otto Paul Vanderkill Panama C. Kelly others Date premiered 1 May 1932 Place premiered Fu … Wikipedia
