Posthumous child is one born to a:: (A) After mother death, (B) After father death, (C) Dead born child, (D) Both parents death
Answer is B. Ans. (B). After father death(Ref: Essentials of forensic medicine & toxicology, KSN Reddy, 33rd edition; page 396)A posthumous birth is a birth of a child after the death of a biological parent.A person born in these circumstances is called a posthumous child or a posthumously born person.