A forgotten heir. This can be a child born after the Will was written or a spouse who married the testator after the Will was written. Sometimes, the pretermitted heir can get what s/he would have inherited if the person had died without a Will. (This is called an intestate share of the estate.)
a child or other descendent omitted by a testator
an heir, usually a child, who is not mentioned in the will, but who would have inherited under a state law if there had been no will
a testator's child (in some states, also a child's issue) who is not named or provided for in the testator's will
A child or other descendant unintentionally omitted by a testator.
A child (or the child of a deceased child) who was born after a will was executed.
A child or other descendant omitted from a testator's will.
One who would normally be beneficiary of the decedent but who is not mentioned in the will.
A biological heir who is not mentioned in a testamentary document.
A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines that an heir was accidentally omitted, that heir is entitled to receive the same share of the estate as she would have if the deceased had died without a will. A pretermitted heir is sometimes called an "omitted heir."
A pretermitted heir is a term used in the law of property to describe a person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator (the person who wrote the will) did not know or did not know of the party at the time the will was written. The most common category of pretermitted heir is the pretermitted child, born after the execution of the will.
