Most States Unjustly Stigmatize
Children Born to Unmarried Parents
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State
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Statutes referring to such
children as "bastards"
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Statutes referring to such children as
"illegitimate"
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Judges referring to such
children as "illegitimate"
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| New Jersey |
Title 9, ch.17, art.2; 37:1-5 |
Title 9, subtitle 4 |
703 A.2d 901, 923-924 |
| New York |
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692 N.Y.S.2d 569 |
| North Carolina |
Chapter 49 |
Chapter 49, Art. 1 |
505 S.E.2d 277 |
| Ohio |
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§ 2919.21 |
1998 Ohio App. LEXIS 5044 |
| Oklahoma |
Title 21, § 53 |
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942P.2d 235, 238 |
| Rhode Island |
§ 9-18-16 |
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| South Carolina |
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§ 20-1-60 |
498 S.E.2d 885 |
| South Dakota |
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§ 25-6-1 |
569 N.W.2d 29, 33 |
| Tennessee |
§ 8-21-701 / § 16-16-114 |
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1998 Miss. LEXIS 460 |
| Texas |
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1997 Tex.App. LEXIS 4654 |
| Utah |
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945 P.2d 113, 117 |
| Vermont |
12 V.S.A. § 1695 & § 3482 |
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| Virginia |
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1995 Va. App. LEXIS 560 |
| Washington |
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§ 41.26.030 |
969 P.2d 113, 114-118 |
| West Virginia |
§ 42-1-5 |
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511 S.E.2d 720, 797-800 |
| Wyoming |
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923 P.2d 758, 763-765 |
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