illegitimacy
In law, the status of a child born to a mother who is not legally married; a child may be legitimized by subsequent marriage of the parents. The nationality of the child is usually that of the mother.
| Illegitimacy, depending on state laws, affects inheritance rights with respect to a father and may give rise to actions for judicial determination of paternity and subsequent economic responsibility toward the child. |
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