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The Status Of Illegitimate Children

It is a fact of life that in the Caribbean a great number of children are born out of wedlock. In the past, such children were looked down upon and generally regarded as somehow possessing an inferior status to legitimate children born to married parents. This unfortunate attitude was long reflected in the position which the law took in respect of the inheritance of property by such persons. While legitimate children were able to freely inherit property from their parents, and more specifically their fathers, the law refused to accord similar rights to illegitimate children.

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