Definitions
§ 512. Definitions. When used in this article,
(a) The phrase "child born out of wedlock" refers to a child who is begotten and born out of lawful matrimony.
(b) The word "child" refers to a child born out of wedlock.
(c) The word "mother" refers to the mother of a child born out of wedlock.
(d) The word "father" refers to the father of a child born out-of-wedlock.
For this article: "child born out of wedlock" = a child begotten and born outside lawful marriage. "Child," "mother," "father" all refer to that out-of-wedlock child and its parents.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.