The phrase 'treated as a natural child of the deceased' in s 90(g) of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) encompasses both being dealt with or behaved towards as a natural child and being regarded as a natural child; it does not require the claimant to have been regarded as the deceased's biological child. Former stepchildren who lived in a parent-child relationship with the deceased for a substantial period during childhood may claim eligibility under paragraph (g).
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