Illegitimate

Mother, Illegitimate, Father

From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Mother, Illegitimate, Father (1): The mother has a right to the care and custody of her illegitimate child to the same extent that a parent has to his legitimate child.641The putative father on the mother’s death succeeds to the mother’s rights as against the maternal relatives and may secure the custody of the child by habeas corpus. This rule is different from the one that prevailed in the Roman law.642 However, when the father has given bond for the care, support, and education of an illegitimate child, his right to the custody of the child may be superior.643

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Notes and References

1. Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago

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