See also:

• AFFILIATION (from Lat. ad filiare, to adopt as a son)

AFFILIATION (from See also:

• LAT

Lat. ad filiare, to adopt as a son)  , in See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, the See also:

• PROCEDURE (Fr. procedure, from Lat. procedere, to go for-ward)

procedure by which the paternity of a See also:

• BASTARD (O. Fr. bastard, mod. bdtard = fits de bast, "pack-saddle child," from bast, saddle)

bastard See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child is determined, and the See also:

• OBLIGATION

obligation of contributing to its support enforced . In See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England a number of statutes on the subject have been passed, the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief being the Bastardy See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of 1845, and the Bastardy See also:

• LAWS

Laws See also:

• AMENDMENT (through the O. Fr. amender, to correct, from Lat. mendum, a fault)

Amendment Acts of 1872.and 1873 . The See also:

• MOTHER

mother of a bastard may summon the putative See also:

• FATHER

father tq See also:

• PETTY, SIR WILLIAM (1623-1687)

petty sessions within twelve months of the See also:

• BIRTH (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages from the root of the verb " to bear ")

birth (or at any later See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time if he is proved to have contributed to the child's support within twelve months after the birth), and the justices, after See also:

• HEARING (formed from the verb " to hear," O. Eng. hyran, heron, &c., a common Teutonic verb; cf. Ger. Koren, Dutch hooren, &c.; the O. Tent. form is seen in Goth. hausjan; the initial h makes any connexion with " ear," Lat. audire, or Gr. &Kobew very doub

hearing See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence on both sides, may, if the mother's evidence be corroborated in some material particular, adjudge the See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man to be the putative father of the child, and See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order him to pay a sum not exceeding five shillings a See also:

• WEEK (from A.S. wicu, Germanic *wikon, probably=change, turn)

week for its See also:

• MAINTENANCE (Fr. maintenance, from maintenir, to maintain, support, Lat. manu tenere, to hold in the hand)

maintenance, together with a sum for expenses incidental to the birth, or the funeral expenses, if it has died before the date of order, and the See also:

• COSTS

costs of the proceedings . An order ceases to be valid after the child reaches the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of thirteen, but the justices may in the order See also:

• DIRECT

direct the payments to be continued until the child is sixteen years of age . An See also:

• APPEAL

appeal to See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter sessions is open to the See also:

• DEFENDANT

defendant, and a further appeal on questions of law to the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King's See also:

• BENCH (an O.E. and Eng. form of a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Bank, Dan. baenk and the Eng. doublet " bank ")

Bench by See also:

• RULE

rule nisi or certiorari . Should the child after-wards become chargeable to the See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish, the sum due by the father may be received by the parish officer . When a bastard child, whose mother has not obtained an order, becomes chargeable co the parish, the guardians may proceed against the putative father for a contribution . Any woman who is single, a widow, or a married woman living apart from her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband, may make an application for a See also:

• SUMMONS (Fr. semonce, from semonner or semondre, Lat. summonere, summonitio)

summons, and it is immaterial where the child is begotten, provided it.is See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in England . An application for a summons may be made before the birth of the child, but in this See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case the statement of the mother must be in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of a sworn deposition . The defendant must be over fourteen years of age . No agreement on the See also:

• PART

part of the woman to take a sum down in See also:

• DISCHARGE (adapted from the O. Fr. discharge, modern decharge, from a med. Lat. discargare, to unload, dis- and earn care, to load, cf. " charge ")

discharge of the liability of the father is a See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar to the making of an See also:

• AFFILIATION (from Lat. ad filiare, to adopt as a son)

affiliation order . In the case of twins it is usual to make See also:

• SEPARATE

separate applications and obtain separate summonses .

The See also:

• SUMMARY

Summary See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

Jurisdiction Act 1879 makes due See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision for the enforcement of an order of affiliation . In the case of soldiers an affiliation order cannot be enforced in the usual way, but by the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

Army Act 1881, if an order has been made against a soldier of the See also:

• REGULAR

regular forces, and a copy of such order be sent to the secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state, he may order a portion of the soldier's pay to be retained . There is no such See also:

• SPECIAL

special legislation with regard to sailors in the royal See also:

• NAVY

navy . In the See also:

• BRITISH

British colonies, and in the states of the See also:

• UNITED

United States (with the exception of See also:

• CALIFORNIA
• CALIFORNIA, LOWER (Baja California)
• CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF

California, See also:

• IDAHO

Idaho, See also:

• MISSOURI

Missouri, See also:

• OREGON

Oregon, See also:

• TEXAS

Texas and See also:

• UTAH

Utah), there is some procedure (usually termed filiation) akin to that described above, by means of which a mother can obtain a contribution to the support of her illegitimate child from the putative father . The amount ordered to be paid may subsequently be increased or diminished (1905; 94 N.Y . Suppit . 372) . On the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent of See also:

• EUROPE

Europe, however, the legislation of the various countries differs rather widely . See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, See also:

• BELGIUM
• BELGIUM (Fr. Belgique; Flem. Belgic)

Belgium, See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland, See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia, See also:

• SERVIA

Servia and the See also:

• CANTON
• CANTON (borrowed from the Ital. cantone, a corner or angle)
• CANTON (more correctly KWANG-CHOW Fu)
• CANTON, JOHN (1718-1772)

canton of See also:

• GENEVA
• GENEVA (Fr. Geneve, Ger. Genf, Ital. Ginevra, Late Lat. Gebenna, though Genava in good Latin)
• GENEVA, LAKE OF

Geneva provide no means of inquiry into the paternity of an illegitimate child, and consequently all support of the child falls upon the mother; on the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand, See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria, See also:

• NORWAY
• NORWAY (Norge)

Norway, See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark and the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the Swiss cantons See also:

• PRO

pro-vide for an inquiry into the paternity of illegitimate See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children, and the law casts a certain amount of responsibility upon the father . Affiliation, in France, is a See also:

• TERM

term applied to a See also:

• SPECIES

species of See also:

• ADOPTION (Lat. adoptio, for adoptalio, from adoptare, to choose for oneself)

adoption by which the See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person adopted succeeds equally with other heirs to the acquired, but not to the inherited, See also:

• PROPERTY

property of the deceased . (See ADOPTION .