child

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The result is that part or all of the inheritance passes to someone else, often a child or grandchild.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Us said that in December 2025, the court revised the former couple’s agreement to $1,206 per month in child support, with $43,401.96 due for unpaid past support.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Parents of children born before May 2015 should be aware that their child will not have been routinely offered the MenB vaccine and are encouraged to speak to their GP for advice."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m not a child of a wealthy Beverly Hills family.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The only child not standing in the garden was the red-shoed girl.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman