paternity suit — n. A lawsuit brought to identify the father of a child and demand child support payments from him. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. paternity suit … Law dictionary
paternity suit or action — A court action to determine whether a person is the father of a child born out of wedlock for the purpose, commonly, of enforcing support obligations. See also HLA test multiple access … Black's law dictionary
paternity suit — or action A court action to determine whether a person is the father of a child born out of wedlock for the purpose, commonly, of enforcing support obligations. See also HLA test multiple access … Black's law dictionary
paternity suit — pa ternity .suit n a legal action in which a mother asks a court of law to find proof that a particular man is the father of her child, usually in order to claim financial support from him … Dictionary of contemporary English
paternity suit — noun (C) a legal action in which a mother asks a court of law to say that a particular man is the father of her child … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bastardy action — An archaic name given to a court proceeding in which the paternity of an illegitimate child is determined in order to impose and enforce support obligations upon the father. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. bastardy… … Law dictionary
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