affiliation order

noun

, British Law.

1. a court order requiring the father of an illegitimate child to make child-support payments.

affiliation order

noun

1. law (formerly) an order made by a magistrates' court that a man adjudged to be the father of an illegitimate child shall contribute a specified periodic sum towards the child's maintenance

Word History and Origins

Origin of affiliation order¹

First recorded in 1830–40