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I believe a child is born illegitimate if the parents are unmarried, either when the child is born, or remain unmarried after. From another prospective: This is a fair Question, and one of Moral, as well as legal venue, the simple answer is having children without being married, by which marriage laws are legal contracts in most states of the U.S. so having a child outside of the legal means, would tend to make what comes with the legal aspect of marriage, not legal, or illegitimate as to claims such as divorce, property settlements, etc. Most states nowadays have Common Marriage laws, which act the same as legit marriage laws, that when a couple engages as if they were married for a certain length of time, it is seen as a common law marriage, and subject to all the rights, and privilege of any marriage. The Declaration of Independence so states "We hold these Truths to be Self Evident, that all men are Created Equal, and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights" So no one is Illegitimate in the eyes of the founders, nor the Creator
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∙ 13y agoRefers to a child born out of wedlock.
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What is the difference between legitimate child and a illegitimate child?
The differences is that the legitimate child is the legal child while the illegitimate child is the illegal child.
How legitimate is illegitimate?
Legitimate trade, by definition, is not illegitimate.
What is the opposite of legitimate?
Illegitimate or unlawful.
What prefix can you put in front of legitimate?
illegitimate
What is opposite of legitimate?
Illegitimate or unlawful.
Was king David an illegitimate son of Jesse?
No, he was legitimate.
Does a child remain illegitimate if the mother doesn't marry the biological father?
Yes i believe so. The biological parents must be married for the child to be considered "legitimate."
Can an illegitimate child be baptized?
An illegitimate child can be baptized.
What is a Jewish father's obligation to his illegitimate daughter?
It depends on what the term "illegitimate" means. The term "illegitimate" is much more expansive than the Hebrew term "Mamzer" which refers to a child born out of an incestuous relationship or a child born to a married woman and a man not her husband. The father has no obligation to a Mamzer. The father does have an obligation to any other child that he fathers (regardless if it falls within the Western definitions of legitimate or illegitimate).
What is legitimate child?
If a child is born to parents that are not married, that child is said to be illegitimate. In order for the father to obtain parental rights to the child, he must go through a legitimization process. The process varies by state.
What does illegitimate child mean?
An illegitimate child is a child that is born to a couple that is not married.
Did Ada Byron Lovelace have brothers or sisters?
Apparently there were several illegitimate half-siblings, but she was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron.
