Paternity - Law Dictionary Search Results
Family
brothers, unmarried sisters, deceased son's widow and children and where no parent of the subscriber is alive, a paternal grandparent: Provided that if a subscriber proves that his wife has been judicially separated from him or has
acknowledgment
acknowledgment also ac·knowl·edge·ment n 1 a : the act of acknowledging b : the act of admitting paternity compare filiation 2 : a thing done or given in recognition of something received [an came in the
parent
biological father of an illegitimate child is usually not considered the child's parent absent a judicial determination of paternity. There have been exceptions, based mainly on the father's attitude toward, support of, or involvement with the child.
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acknowledge
that one has knowledge of and accepts responsibility for (a duty, obligation, or indebtedness) b : to admit paternity of [will the child as his] compare filiate 3 : to make known to a sender or giver
family law
family law : an area of law dealing with family relations including divorce, adoption, paternity, custody, and support
Filiation
Filiation [fr. filius, Lat.], the relation of a son of his father; correlative to paternity. See AFFILIATION.
Access
p. 594. See also Poulett Peerage Case, 1903 AC 395, and Russell v. Russell, 1924 AC 687 see PATERNITY. An owner of land adjoining a highway has a right of access to it where the land adjoins
Fitz
A son used in compound names to indicate paternity esp of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood as Fitzroy the son of the
Filiety
The relation of a son to a father sonship the correlative of paternity
Fathership
The state of being a father fatherhood paternity
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