Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
paternity — The state or condition of being a father; fatherhood. See presumption of paternity … Ballentine's law dictionary
paternity — pa·ter·ni·ty /pə tər nə tē/ n 1: the quality or state of being a father 2: origin or descent from a father Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law 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
Non-paternity event — is a term in genetic genealogy and clinical genetics to describe the case where the biological father of a child is someone other than who it is presumed to be. The presumption may be either on the part of the presumed father or by the physician … Wikipedia
YUḤASIN — (Heb. יֻחֲסִין), laws dealing with the determination of an individual s personal status and its legal consequences insofar as such a status derives from a person s particular parentage. From the beginning of Jewish history, the ascertainment of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MAMZER — (Heb. מַמְזֵר), usually translated as bastard. Definition If she cannot contract a legally valid marriage to this man, but can contract a legally valid marriage to others, her offspring (from the former) is a mamzer. Such is the case when a man… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Fathers' rights movement in the UK — The fathers rights movement in the UK consists of a number of diverse pressure groups, ranging from charities (whose activities are regulated by the Charity Commission) and self help groups to civil disobedience activists, who started to obtain… … Wikipedia
Mamzer — Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Deuteronomy 23:3 (verse 2 in some English translations) Babylonian Talmud: Yebamoth 49a b, 69a, 78b, 87b, Kiddushin 67b and 73a Shulchan Aruch … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
List of law topics (N-R) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
