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legitimacy

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A quick definition of legitimacy:

Legitimacy means being born within a lawful marriage or becoming legally related to a parent. It is the opposite of illegitimacy. Legitimacy used to be very important for getting support, but now it is not supposed to matter. However, some laws still treat children differently based on whether they are legitimate or not.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Legitimacy refers to the lawfulness of something or the status of a person who is born within a lawful marriage or who acquires that status by later action of the parents. It is the legal kinship between a child and its parent or parents. Legitimacy is the opposite of illegitimacy.

Example: In the past, many rules regarding child support were based on the legitimacy of the child. Legitimate children were entitled to full support, while illegitimate children had limited legal consequences. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children should no longer be made, many state statutes have not yet been adapted to this view.

Explanation: This example illustrates how legitimacy can affect the entitlements of children, particularly in the context of child support. Legitimacy used to be a precondition for full support entitlement, but this distinction is now considered unconstitutional. However, some state statutes still make distinctions based on legitimacy, which can have legal consequences for children born out of wedlock.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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