Under the rule of convenience, an unborn fetus may join as a remainderman if born alive:

• A. If born alive
• B. If conceived
• C. If married
• D. If conceived before the grant

Answer: (A)

Under the rule of convenience, an unborn fetus can take as a remainderman or future intreste as if it were alive at the grant, so long as it is born alive. The key idea is to avoid a potential gap in the estate if the child is born after the grant; treating the fetus as though already born ensures they can take once a living birth occurs. Importantly, merely conceived is not enough—the fetus must be born alive to take. Other factors like marital status don’t affect this, so the condition is strictly about being born alive. Therefore, the fetus may join as a remainderman only if born alive.