paternity suit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A blood test ordered in a 2016 paternity suit confirmed one of the children, an 11-year-old girl, was Elkins’s child, although she didn’t use his last name, court records show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
In 1990, Murphy filed a paternity suit against Casey.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024
The woman has not identified herself publicly but has spoken to multiple media outlets, revealing herself to be the same woman who filed a paternity suit for child support in New York family court.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Mr. Walker and his former girlfriend started their relationship around November 2008, according to her paternity suit.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
One woman even filed a paternity suit falsely claiming that Walter was the father of her child, a child that was born less than eight months after Walter's release.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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