A legal order that the man judged to be the father of an illegitimate child must help to support it.
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- In particular, the procedures are extended to affiliation orders and certain orders for lump sum payments.
- There will be a fond farewell to the strict time limit for the making of applications for affiliation orders.
- An affiliation order could only be made after extensive enquiry proved that a mother was telling the truth.
- A statutory provision which specifically applies or expressly precludes the limitation from proceedings for the enforcement of affiliation orders could put the question beyond doubt.
- In Family Law matters it has power to make maintenance, barring, custody, access and affiliation orders.