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a court case that is intended to prove who a child's father is, especially so that he can be ordered to give the child financial support
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paternity case
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Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case — The Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead paternity case, a.k.a Birkhead v. Marshall, centered on a child born September 7, 2006 to Vickie Lynn Marshall (better known as Anna Nicole Smith). Larry Birkhead, Smith s former love interest and… … Wikipedia
David Blunkett paternity case — In November 2004, the then UK Home Secretary David Blunkett was reported to have started a paternity suit against a former lover, Kimberly Quinn.Quinn, the American born publisher of The Spectator magazine, claimed that the children belong to her … Wikipedia
Paternity fraud — is the act of falsely naming a man to be the biological father of a child, particularly for the purpose of collecting child support (also referred to as child maintenance), by the mother when she knows or suspects that he is not the biological… … Wikipedia
paternity suit — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a court case held to establish the identity of a child s father … English terms dictionary
Paternity (law) — In law, Paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a man and a child usually based on several factors.Under common law, a child born to the wife during a marriage is usually presumed to be the husband s child. This … Wikipedia
Paternity (House) — House (TV series) episode episode name = Paternity episode no = HOU 102 airdate = November 23, 2004 writer = Lawrence Kaplow director = Peter O Fallon guest star = Scott Mechlowicz as Dan season = 1 diagnosis = Subacute sclerosing… … Wikipedia
paternity suit — noun a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) • Syn: ↑bastardy proceeding • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑lawsuit, ↑suit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
paternity suit — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms paternity suit : singular paternity suit plural paternity suits a legal case brought by a woman against a man in order to establish that he is the father of her child and therefore responsible for providing… … English dictionary
paternity — pa|ter|ni|ty [ pə tɜrnəti ] noun uncount LEGAL the fact of being the father of a child: The boxer finally acknowledged paternity of the child following a bitter court case … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paternity — UK [pəˈtɜː(r)nətɪ] / US [pəˈtɜrnətɪ] noun [uncountable] the fact of being the father of a child The boxer finally acknowledged paternity of the child following a bitter court case … English dictionary
