Parents in United States
Parents Definition
The lawful father and mother of the party spoken of. 1 Murph. (N. C.) 336; 11 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 93. The term “parent” differs from that of “ancestor;” the latter embracing not only the father and mother, but every person in an ascending line. It differs also from “predecessor.” Wood Inst. 68; 7 Ves. 522; 1 Mui-ph. (N. C.) 336; 6 Bin. (Pa.) 255. See “Father.” By the civil law, grandfathers and grandmothers, and other ascendants, were, in certain cases, considered parents. Diet, de Jur. “Parente.” See 1 Ashm. (Pa.) 55; 2 Kent, Comm. 159; 5 East, 223; Bouv. Xnst. Index. etiam nothos. It is the duty of parents to support their children, even when illegitimate. Lofft, 222.
Parents in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Parents | Parents in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Parents | Parents in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Parents | Parents in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Parents | Parents in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Parents | Parents in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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The lawful father and mother of the party spoken of. 1 Murph. (N. C.) 336; 11 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 93. The term “parent” differs from that of “ancestor;” the latter embracing not only the father and mother, but every person in an ascending line. It differs also from “predecessor.” Wood Inst. 68; 7 Ves. 522; 1 Mui-ph. (N. C.) 336; 6 Bin. (Pa.) 255. See “Father.” By the civil law, grandfathers and grandmothers, and other ascendants, were, in certain cases, considered parents. Diet, de Jur. “Parente.” See 1 Ashm. (Pa.) 55; 2 Kent, Comm. 159; 5 East, 223; Bouv. Xnst. Index. etiam nothos. It is the duty of parents to support their children, even when illegitimate. Lofft, 222.
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