{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "eptl", "section": "5-4.5", "citation": "EPTL § 5-4.5", "heading": "Non-marital children", "text": ["§ 5-4.5 Non-marital children", "For the purposes of this part, a non-marital child is the distributee of his father and paternal kindred and the father and paternal kindred of a non-marital child are that child's distributees to the extent permitted by 4-1.2."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/5-4.5", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "For wrongful-death provisions, a non-marital child is a distributee of the father and paternal family, and they are the child’s distributees, **to the extent permitted by § 4-1.2**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/eptl/5-4.5", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}