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Adoption
A male may not adopt a female infant unless the court finds special reasons. The consents of the parents and guardians (if any) and of any other persons having the custody of, or liable to contribute to,
Profectitious
Proceeding from as from a parent derived as from an ancestor
In loco parentis
In loco parentis (in the place of a parent). A person undertaking the responsibility, care and duty to make provision of
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Placenta
The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth
Hotchpot
principle is based upon the equitable doctrine of equality, being perfectly coincident with that conduct that a just parent would pursue towards all his children. The Statute of Distributions has been repealed by the Administration of Estates
Querela inofficiosi tesamenti
with. An action allowing a descendant, ascendant, or sibling who was unjustly disin-herited or passed over by a parent's Will to have the Will set aside as undutifully made, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1259
Infant
v. Shiell, (1914) 3 KB 607, where the authorities are discussed by Lord Sumner. As to whether a parent can by ratification become liable for the tort of his infant child, see Moon v. Towers, (1860) 8
Primogeniture
United Kingdom was that right whereby the eldest son succeeded to all the real estate of an intestate parent. An analogous right of succession is frequently given by will, and even more frequently given and preserved by
Parental
Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents as parental authority parental obligations parental affection
Undue influence
or advantages obtained in certain relationships, the existence of this influence is presumed, e.g., guardian and ward, a parent over a child upon or soon after attaining age and the possession of property, a guide or instructor,
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