This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
A child is born to a woman 270 days after the death of her husband. What is the legal state of the child in this scenario? 
Select and explain. 
A. Legitimate, B. Illegitimate, C. Bastard, D. None
A: Legitimate
Answer: A: Legitimate 
Explanation: A person born in a lawful marriage is legitimate. If a person is born during the continuance of a legal marriage, or within 280 days after the dissolution of the marriage by divorce or death of the husband, his bih is presumed to be legitimate (S.112, IFA) Ref: Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Narayan Reddy, Edition 21, Page - 335