Chapter on the Inheritance of the Fetus and the Indeterminate Intersex

When a deceased person leaves heirs that include a fetus and the heirs request that the estate be divided, a portion is set aside for the fetus equal to the greatest share it could possibly take—that is, the share due to two sons or two daughters. After the child is born, it receives its rightful portion, and whatever remains goes to those entitled to it. Anyone whom the fetus cannot exclude from inheritance—such as the grandmother—receives his or her full share at once. An heir whose share might be reduced by the fetus is given only the amount that is certainly his, and anyone who might be entirely disqualified by the fetus is given nothing until the child’s status is known.