Illegitimate - Law Dictionary Search Results
Negligence
25 Geo. 5, c. 41), amends the (English) Fatal Accidents Acts, 1846-1908, so as to include adopted and illegitimate children among dependants, and damages may be awarded in respect of funeral expenses. This Act has to a
Nephew
2 Eq 333, or nephew by marriage, Sherratt v. Mountford, (1873) LR 8 Ch 928, and even an illegitimate nephew (In the goods of Ashton, 1892, P. 83).
Parent
and for the purpose of vaccination, the father and mother of a legitimate child, the mother of an illegitimate child, and any person having its custody, Vaccination Act of 1867, s. 35, and of 1871, s. 4.
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Putative
Putative, supposed, reputed; used of a man supposed to be the father of an illegitimate child, and proceeded against as such by the mother under the Bastardy Laws Amendment Act, 1872 (35 &
Son
son, namely, the grandchild, and where the personal law permits adoption, it also includes an adopted son. Even illegitimate son may be treated as legitimate, as for example, the 'son' referred to in s. 16 of the
Stranger in blood
on a legacy 'to or for the benefit of any stranger in blood to the deceased' testator. An illegitimate child is treated by the Inland Revenue authorities as a 'stranger in blood' within the Act; but see
Corroboration
support of principal evidence, e.g., in addition to that of the mother, to charge the father of an illegitimate child under the Bastardy Acts. See AFFILIATION. In an action for breach of promise of marriage the plaintiff
Family
children. A 'family' constitutes all who live in one house under one head. Father and mother of two illegitimate children, and children themselves, all living together under one roof, constituted a 'family' (pp. 303-04). The word 'family'
Bastardize
or prove to be a bastard to stigmatize as a bastard to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate
Adoption
Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 3), s. 3. A contract by the mother of even an illegitimate child for the transfer to another person of the rights and liabilities of the mother in respects of
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