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Paternity suit

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003662

A legal action brought to establish the biological father of a child, thereby determining legal rights and responsibilities. Such a lawsuit can be initiated by the mother, the child through a legal guardian, or a man seeking to confirm his fatherhood. The primary evidence used to resolve these cases is genetic testing, which provides a high degree of certainty regarding biological parentage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003662
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003662",
  "term": "Paternity suit",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal action brought to establish the biological father of a child, thereby determining legal rights and responsibilities. Such a lawsuit can be initiated by the mother, the child through a legal guardian, or a man seeking to confirm his fatherhood. The primary evidence used to resolve these cases is genetic testing, which provides a high degree of certainty regarding biological parentage.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/paternity-suit/"
}

Record 3,665 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.