MS HB1542

Enacts the "Chris McDill Law" to allow children conceived through assisted reproductive technology after a decedent's death to inherit from the estate if born at least 120 hours after birth.

Requires the decedent to have signed a record consenting to use of their genetic material in assisted reproduction after death, with a rebuttable presumption against consent if the decedent was divorced or legally separated from the person seeking to use the genetic material.

Requires notice or actual knowledge of intent to use genetic material be received by the personal representative and court within 6 months of death, and the embryo must be in utero within 36 months or the child born within 45 months after death.

Court must set aside a child's share of personal property for the posthumously-conceived child and distribute the remainder of the estate according to intestate succession laws, with the ability to close the estate pending final distribution to the child.

Intends for posthumously-conceived children deemed living under this law to be eligible for federal Social Security benefits.