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kinsman, servant, or poor neighbour, out of charity and compassion, with impunity, Bac. Abr., tit. 'Maintenance.' Further, any legitimate common interest will justify a person or persons jointly subscribing to pay the expenses of a suit, even

filiation

[used to help prove in a paternity suit "LeBlanc v. LeBlanc, 427 So. 2d 1361 (1986)"] see also legitimate filiation compare acknowledgment, paternity NOTE: The Louisiana Supreme Court has held that children not entitled to legitimate filiation

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Bastard

remained thus for nearly 700 years, until the Legitimacy Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5, c. 60), legitimated a child born out of wedlock upon the subsequent marriage of parents if they were domiciled in England

Son or daughter of such female

such female, the son or daughter of a male vendor referred to in s. 15(1) only means the legitimate issue of the vendor. The words son or daughter mean only a legitimate son and a legitimate daughter

Scots law

points from the English, as by assuring a man's widow and children two-thirds of his personal property (see LEGITIM), and by the legitimation of children born before marriage (see LEGITIMATION).

Derivative settlement

acquires a settlement of his own or derives a settlement from a husband, that person- (a) if a legitimate child, shall take and follow, up to the age of sixteen, the settlement of his father, or if

rational

having reason or understanding 2 : relating to, based on, or guided by reason, principle, fairness, logic, a legitimate state interest, or a consideration of fact [age distinctions are not subject to strict scrutiny, but they must

Not proceeding from true source

the thing is not what it pretends to be, which only means that it is not genuine or legitimate, Chaitanya Kumar Adatiya v. Sushila Dixit, AIR 1975 SC 1718 (1721): (1976) 3 SCC 97. --only means that

Natural child

Natural child, the child in fact, the child of one's body. Some children are both the natural and legitimate offspring of a marriage, i.e., those duly born in wedlock. Some are the legitimate but not the natural

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