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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

15 GCA § 805: Right of Representation Defined; When Posthumous Child is Considered to be Living.

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  1. Title 15: Estates and Probate
  2. Division 2 - Succession and Simultaneous Death
  3. Chapter 8: Succession and Securities Transfer
  4. ARTICLE 1

Inheritance or succession by right of representation takes place when the descendants of a deceased person take the same share or right in the estate of another that such deceased person would have taken as an heir if living. A posthumous child is considered as living at the death of such child's parent.

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