The share falling to a child from a parent’s estate or the estate of any one bearing a similar relation. State v. Crossley, GO Ind. 209; Lewis’s Appeal, 108 Pa. 136; In re Miller’s Will, 2 Lea (Tenn.) 57. Portion is especially applied to payments made to younger children out of the funds comprised in their parents’ marriage settlement , and in pursuance of the trusts thereof. Mozley & Whitley.
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