Legal Definitions - pretermitted child

Definition: A child or spouse who has been left out of a will, even though they were born or married after the will was created.

Example: John creates a will leaving all his property to his two children, but he later has another child who is not mentioned in the will. This child is a pretermitted child.

Explanation: A pretermitted child is someone who was not included in a will, even though they have a legal right to inherit from the deceased. In the example, John's third child has a right to inherit from him, even though they were not mentioned in the will.