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Term Definition Paternity Test - a scientific means by which the identify of a child’s father is established.
Application in Divorce As it applied to marriage and family law, a support obligations.

Lord Mansfield’s rule -- that the father of a child borne to a married woman is presumed to be her husband -- has been undermined by advances in DNA testing.

Same as Paternity Establishment