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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).

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

Marriage

suit in the Ecclesiastical Court during the life of the parties. Children resulting from such marriages were not illegitimate unless and until the marriage had been declared void by the Ecclesiastical Courts, which declaration made the marriage

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Incest

the action of the spiritual courts, 4 Steph. Com. It is now within certain relationships, whether legitimate or illegitimate, including a half-brother and half-sister, a misdemeanor, punishable by seven years' penal servitude by virtue of the Punishment

Hindu

to explanation (ii) to s. 3(1) of the Hindu Minority and Guardian-ship Act, 1956, any child legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu by religion and who is brought up as a Hindu is

Gnati

Gnati, the word 'gnati' in Sanskrit literally inter-preted includes a brother also but will not include 'illegitimate sons', Krishna v. Velugoti Krishna, AIR 1970 SC 1795 (1810).

Fitz

of Herbert; Fitzjames, the son of James; Fitzroy, the son of the king. It was originally applied to illegitimate children.

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'

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

parent

;esp : the natural parents of a child born of their marriage NOTE: The biological father of an illegitimate child is usually not considered the child's parent absent a judicial determination of paternity. There have been exceptions,

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