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parentage

[pair-uhn-tij, par-] / ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær- /


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Parentage is a quintessential right “arising from” marriage, so states should have to put same-sex parents on equal footing with heterosexual couples.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2022

On Jan. 1, 2022, Connecticut enacted the Uniform Parentage Act, which is based on model legislation drafted by a national nonpartisan commission to fill widespread legislative gaps.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2022

The Connecticut Parentage Act allows unmarried, same-sex or nonbiological parents to establish parenting rights through a simple form that gives parents legal capabilities immediately after a child is born.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2021

Fans of "Community" might have recognized a shout-out to Scout Finch in the episode "Paranormal Parentage," when the group of friends gets together for a costume party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2015

In his Personal Capacity, are to be considered his Birth and Parentage, his Person, his Relations, his State, his Manners, his Pleasures and Recreations, his Religion.

From An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape by Knox, Robert




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