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The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.

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Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.

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Whether a man is the father of a particular child.

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See Parentage.

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The state of being a father.

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the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

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An order establishing a legal father and child relationship.

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In essence, it is fatherhood.

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legally being the father of a child.

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The fact or condition of being a father.

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Paternity defines the relationship between a father and his child and can be determined with a simple DNA test. Even if the children are not biologically the father's there may still be a requirement to pay child support.

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Result of lawsuit forcing a reluctant man to assume obligations of fatherhood. Blood and DNA tests showing a 98 or 99 percent likelihood are the standard. State laws vary widely in terms of statutes of limitations and when paternity actions will not be allowed (estoppel).

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The process by which the father of a child is definitively and legally identified.

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The legal determination that a man is the father of a child.

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Legal determination of fatherhood. Paternity must be established before child or medical support can be ordered.

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The legal biological relationship between father and child.

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refers to the determination of who is the father of a child.

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Identification of the father of a child.

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Being a father. "Paternity suits" are launched when a man denies being the father of a child born out of wedlock. The new technology of DNA testing can establish paternity, thus obliging the father to provide child support.

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Fatherhood Related links: Paternity

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Legal determination of fatherhood. Paternity must be established before a court can order child or medical support.

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The legal action taken by the court to determine the rights of a child born out of wedlock.

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Fatherhood; male parentage.

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In law, Paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his child usually based on biological factors, but sometimes based on social factors.

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