Article 7 “Where the deceased died on or after 1st April 2001

A child of a former husband or wife, as the case may be, of the deceased shall not be treated as a relevant child for the purposes of Article 14 if he was born or became his or her adopted child after the termination of the marriage.

Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1) above, the Managers may direct that the adopted child shall be treated as a relevant child if they are satisfied that the deceased and his or her husband or wife before the termination of their marriage already formed the intention of adopting the child and the child was at the time of the deceased’s death wholly dependant on the deceased.