Testator's child born/adopted after will executed?

Question 1

what are children born or adopted after the will is executed called?

Answer 1

Pretermitted children.

Question 2

How does the EPTL protect pretermitted children?

Answer 2

It protects those who are not provided for in any settlement and neither provided for nor mentioned in the will.

Question 3

What if the testator never even made provisions for the children that were alive when the will was executed?

Answer 3

The pretermitted child gets nothing!

Question 4

What if the testator does make gifts to the children that were alive when the will was executed?

Answer 4

The pretermitted child gets to share in amount to other children as if it is a class gift.