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Recent Examples of paternity
Since the warrant was issued, court records show Mitchell failed to appear for a paternity hearing involving another female.
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Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Children born before July 1, 1993, to a German father and a non-German mother may claim citizenship if paternity was established by age 23.
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—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
But Werts had reason to doubt her late mother's paternity, too, after hearing from an estranged aunt earlier this year.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
In an October 2024 interview with W Magazine, A$AP Rocky shared how paternity has also impacted the non-sartorial areas of his life.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Children born before July 1, 1993, to a German father and a non-German mother may claim citizenship if paternity was established by age 23.
3.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
But Werts had reason to doubt her late mother's paternity, too, after hearing from an estranged aunt earlier this year.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
In an October 2024 interview with W Magazine, A$AP Rocky shared how paternity has also impacted the non-sartorial areas of his life.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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