paternity suit
Britishnoun
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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
Mr. Walker and his former girlfriend started their relationship around November 2008, according to her paternity suit.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
But he has settled a paternity suit with Ms Roberts and now pays her child support.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2022
Thompson filed his own paternity suit in Texas, Nichols’ old home base, where it was dismissed by a judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 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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