20-164 - Relation of parent and child. - Virginia Statutes

§ 20-164. Relation of parent and child.

A child whose status as a child is declared or negated by this chapter is thechild only of his parent or parents as determined under this chapter, Title64.1, and, when applicable, Chapter 3.1 (§ 20-49.1 et seq.) of this title forall purposes including, but not limited to, (i) intestate succession; (ii)probate law exemptions, allowances, or other protections for children in aparent's estate; and (iii) determining eligibility of the child or itsdescendants to share in a donative transfer from any person as an individualor as a member of a class determined by reference to the relationship.However, a child born more than ten months after the death of a parent shallnot be recognized as such parent's child for the purposes of subdivisions(i), (ii) and (iii) of this section.

(1991, c. 600; 1994, c. 919.)