parentage

Example Sentences

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For Chloe, Silvia and Fausto, that decision also meant weighing which of them would get access to paid family leave — something California law guarantees only to workers with documented proof of parentage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

This is the third judgement from the Family Courts concerning the legal parentage of children involving sperm donated by Albon.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

An uprising typically has a long parentage and, if effective enough, can leave behind many like-minded descendants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Sidana snarled as if I'd insulted his parentage.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda