Prisoners also needed general legal advice, about divorce, power of attorney, paternity, child support.
But to put it in the most melodramatic way, in the paternity situation, children are the innocent party.
Although somewhat speculative, this correlation could follow from the fact that families with a highly nomadic past place more value on cutting because it potentially increases certainty about the paternity of children.
Then came two court cases involving paternity and child support.
Or are there wider issues around paternity rights, child support and gender stereotyping?
Interestingly, though, Stone did not see fit to include some true-to-life cliches about women and football, like the prevalence of spousal abuse and paternity or child-support suits among pro athletes.
Mr. Christensen, a founder of the Hollywood litigation firm Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro and for many years a top adviser to Mr. Kerkorian, is accused of paying Mr. Pellicano to listen to the phone calls of Mr. Kerkorian's ex-wife during a paternity and child-custody dispute.
LA Times: Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledges paternity of child out of wedlock.
Even if Brown had not acknowledged paternity, the child was still an Indian and the federal law would apply.
Historically, it was important for women to have husbands who acknowledged paternity for their children, as children born to unmarried parents were deemed "illegitimate" and had fewer rights than children born to married parents.
Studies show that many mothers lie to their partners about the paternity of their children.
