Father and mother, parent, child, defined
The words 'father and mother,' 'parent,' and 'child' in Missouri law apply to all children — it does not matter if the child's parents were married or not married when the child was born.
452.160. Father and mother, parent, child, defined — how . — The terms of section 452.150 shall apply to children and to children , and the terms "father and mother", "parent", "child", shall apply without reference to whether a child was born in .
(RSMo 1939 § 1527)
Prior revision: 1929 § 1363
of certain marriages , 474.080
(1968) The Missouri Supreme Court held that the proper construction of Missouri statutory relating to the obligations and rights of parents affords illegitimate children a right equal with that of legitimate children to require support by their fathers. Prior cases to the contrary were expressly overruled. R. . . . v. R. . . . (Mo.), 431 S.W.2d 152.
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