parentage

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Florida law also allows non-biological fathers and mothers to establish their parentage via contractual consent when they conceive using donated sperm, eggs, or embryos.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

One of the oldest laws of parentage is the “marital presumption,” which automatically establishes a birth mother’s husband as the presumptive legal father, even if he is not a biological parent.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

They are still trying to determine the precise connection of parentage between the victims, Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Viewers eventually learn Sophie’s servitude is forced after her parentage is revealed — she’s the illegitimate daughter of an earl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

All campers who didn’t know their godly parentage were shoved into the Hermes cabin, and since the gods were kind of forgetful, that cabin was always overcrowded.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan