1. A lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
   - bastardy proceeding

Derived forms: paternity suits

Type of: case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit

Encyclopedia: Paternity suit

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