I contend that the North Carolina statute violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which "prohibits a state from granting rights to one class of citizens that are denied to another class of citizens." (137) "The definition of discrimination can be reduced to the idea that one person can have something [that] another person cannot have, and the only difference between the two is a specific characteristic." (138) Children born in wedlock have an automatic right to inheritance from their paternal relatives; children born
out of wedlock do not.
Mother's baby, father's maybe! - Intestate succession: when should a child born out of wedlock have a right to inherit from or through his or her biological father?
Nozawa also noted the need to revamp the current Civil Code which discriminates between children born
out of wedlock and those born to married couples in terms of the inheritance they receive.
LEAD: Registry not to discriminate against children born out of wedlock
The ratio of number of children born
out of wedlock to number of siblings age 13 and above was as follows: fathers (M = .72; SD = .87), mothers (M = .47; SD = .63).
Prenatal involvement of adolescent unmarried fathers
The result: Soon, half of all American children will be born
out of wedlock and reared in government-run day-care centers.
In welfare reform, governors miss the point
Having a child
out of wedlock often means a lifetime in poverty.
Ending welfare as we know it
On mental health, Ms Charity Kennedy of Botswana Network for Mental Health said challenges affecting children born
out of wedlock deprived them of their human rights.
Inheritance practices human rights denial
He said in recent court papers that the trust "would not benefit any person born
out of wedlock unless that person had lived for a substantial period of time as a regular member of the household".
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The Court of Appeal, in a written judgment released on July 25, last year held that a Muslim child conceived
out of wedlock could bear his or her father's surname instead of 'Abdullah'.
Federal Court to give verdict on 'bin Abdullah' case next week
The actor-model reached out to those who were born
out of wedlock in a Twitter post on Sunday, June 10.
Jake Ejercito to illegitimate children: It's neither your fault nor your sin
The proportion of babies born
out of wedlock has increased more than eightfold in Cyprus since 2000, from 2.3 per cent to 19.1 per cent in 2016, Eurostat data published on Monday show.
Huge increase in numbers of babies born out of wedlock
A businesswoman in Sokoto, Rabiat Mustapha, 30, has been remanded in prison custody over alleged murder of her baby born
out of wedlock.
Woman remanded in Sokoto over alleged murder of her baby
It is illegal in the UAE to have sex
out of wedlock and unmarried women who have a baby in the country are immediately reported to the police - although the woman did claim she and the Palestinian were married according to customs in her country.
UAE to deport jailed expats for sex outside of wedlock
Investigations revealed that the infant was born
out of wedlock.
Couple held for leaving illegitimate baby to die in Sharjah
A woman accused of getting pregnant
out of wedlock claims she was raped, Abu Dhabi Court was told
Woman accused of having baby out of wedlock claims she was raped
The agent of Lebanese singer Amal Hijazi sent a press release in response to shocking news over a number of internet websites about Amal's support for having children
out of wedlock.
Don't mess with Amal Hijazi! Pop icon fights back after slanderous gossip