Descendants Clause Samples
The Descendants clause defines who is included as a 'descendant' for the purposes of the agreement, typically in the context of inheritance, trusts, or family-related legal matters. It clarifies which individuals—such as children, grandchildren, or further generations—are considered legal descendants and may specify how adopted or stepchildren are treated. This clause ensures clarity in the distribution of assets or rights, preventing disputes over who qualifies as a beneficiary or heir under the agreement.
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Descendants. The Participant's children (including adopted children), in equal shares by right of representation (one share for each surviving child and one share for each child who predeceases the Participant with living descendants); and if none to
Descendants. Except where distribution is directed to a person’s descendants, per stirpes, “descendants” shall include descendants of every degree, whether or not a parent or more remote ancestor is living. Where distribution is directed to a person’s descendants, per stirpes, who are living at a particular time, the stirpes shall begin with the children of the person, whether or not any child then is living. “Child,” “descendant” and like terms shall include persons born after the execution of this instrument. An adopted person, if (but only if) adopted before attaining twenty-one years of age (whether adopted before or after the date of this instrument), and the descendants of the person, shall be deemed to be descendants of the adopting parent and of anyone who is by blood or adoption an ancestor of the adopting parent or of either of the adopting parents and shall not be deemed descendants of the person’s natural parents, except that a person who is adopted by a spouse of one of the person’s natural parents shall be deemed to be a descendant of the natural parent as well as a descendant of the adopting parent.
Descendants. The term “lineal descendant” or “lineal descendants” of the person designated includes adopted persons only if such adopted persons are legally adopted prior to attaining eighteen (18) years of age.
Descendants. References to “descendant” or “descendants” mean lineal blood descendants of the first, second, or any other degree of the ancestor designated; provided, however, that such references will include, with respect to any provision of this Trust Agreement, descendants who have been conceived at any specific point in time relevant to such provision and who thereafter survive birth; and provided, further, except as hereinafter provided in this Section, an adopted child and such adopted child’s lineal descendants by blood or adoption will be considered under this Trust Agreement as lineal blood descendants of the adopting parent or parents and of anyone who is by blood or adoption a lineal ancestor of the adopting parent or of either of the adopting parents. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust Agreement to the contrary, any person who is adopted (by anyone other than one of the Settlor) after reaching age 14 and any person who is a lineal descendant (whether by blood or adoption) of such person who is adopted (by anyone other than one of the Settlor) after reaching age 14 will not be included in the definition of “descendant” or “descendants” and will not be considered as a lineal blood descendant of the adopting parent or parents.
Descendants. The provisions of this Agreement are binding on the heirs of the respective parties, small and legal representatives. 13.8
Descendants. This Agreement has mandatory power and acts in the interests of the relevant successors and permitted successors of each side.
Descendants. The words “issue,” “descendants,” “lineal descendants,” “child,” “children,” “grandchild,” “grandchildren,” “great-grandchild” and “great-grandchildren” shall include persons who are legally adopted, so long as such adopted person was under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of their adoption or reflects an extensive earlier parent-child relationship that existed during the minority of the adopted person, and the issue of said persons, and shall include persons born or thus adopted after the execution of this Trust Agreement. Unless otherwise statedexpressly provided, any individual duly adopted as provided above shall be considered as “born” to the parent or parents who completed such adoption. The words
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Descendants. One's "children," "grandchildren," and other "descendants," as referenced in this Trust Agreement, shall refer to one's children, grandchildren, and descendants, as the case may be, whenever born, as determined according to applicable governing law, except to the extent modified herein.
Descendants. The case of trivial isotropy group does give rise to descendants, which we discussed in some detail in section 2.3.