Which term refers to a person who would have inherited but the testator did not know about that person?

Which term refers to a person who would have inherited but the testator did not know about that person?

• A. Pretermitted Heir
• B. Pretermitted Child
• C. Preamble
• D. Codicil

Answer: (A)

The concept here is pretermitted heir. This term describes someone who would have inherited if the testator had known about them at the time the will was made but was unintentionally left out. Many jurisdictions protect such an heir by providing a share of the estate—usually what they would have received under intestate succession—unless the will clearly shows an intent to exclude them. This differs from a pretermitted child, which concerns a child born or adopted after the will’s execution and is treated under separate rules. A preamble is merely the opening language of a document, and a codicil is a separate amendment to the will. So, the description fits a pretermitted heir.

The concept here is pretermitted heir. This term describes someone who would have inherited if the testator had known about them at the time the will was made but was unintentionally left out. Many jurisdictions protect such an heir by providing a share of the estate—usually what they would have received under intestate succession—unless the will clearly shows an intent to exclude them. This differs from a pretermitted child, which concerns a child born or adopted after the will’s execution and is treated under separate rules. A preamble is merely the opening language of a document, and a codicil is a separate amendment to the will. So, the description fits a pretermitted heir.