Examples of paternity in a Sentence
David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
Another problem: the Thriller album was released in 1982, a full six years before the advent of DNA blood-typing used to prove paternity.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
Advertisement The bishop, through an intermediary in the states, paid nearly $100,000 to Murphy using diocesan funds as part of the suit, but had not admitted paternity of Peter in the case, according to Conor O’Clery, a reporter for the Irish Times.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
Wayans also addressed Moreland's child support requests in the paternity suit in conversation with The Shade Room.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
In 1990, Murphy filed a paternity suit against Casey.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
Derek’s parents died the year before, and in going through his mother’s things, Derek read her diary, learned of her brief affair with the billionaire, and confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
Beginning in the late 1980s Garvey became entangled in legal battles over paternity and child support, all while embroiled in a bitter divorce and visitation disputes with his first wife and Krisha’s mother, Cynthia Garvey.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The announcement came together after zoo staff went roughly four months unsure about Siska’s paternity.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2012
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