I am from NY, and my parents were not married when I was born, or ever after. I also do not have a father listed on my birth certificate that I know of. As far as I know I am "illegitimate", but I don't know what this means legally at all.
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 26, 2007 6:43:42 am PDT #8738 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
sumi - Oct 26, 2007 6:51:02 am PDT #8739 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
A new adaptation of A Room with a View from the man who brought us the Firth/Ehle Pride and Prejudice - I think.
Stephanie - Oct 26, 2007 6:55:49 am PDT #8740 of 10001
Trust my rage
This is from wikipedia, in case anyone but me is interested:
Legitimacy was formerly of great consequence, in that only legitimate children could inherit their fathers' estates. In the United States, a series of Supreme Court decisions in the early 1970s abolished most, but not all, of the common-law disabilities of bastardy as violations of the equal-protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
It doesn't totally answer my question, but comes very close.
tommyrot - Oct 26, 2007 6:58:04 am PDT #8741 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
disabilities of bastardy
Great band name.
Or an excuse to call in to work: "Sorry, I have too many disabilities of bastardy to come to work today."
Sophia Brooks - Oct 26, 2007 6:59:00 am PDT #8742 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
This is sort of weird-- I just tried to order a copy of my birth certificate on-line, and I have to know the "father's name as listed"-- except, I dont think one is. (I don't have a copy of my birth certificate, just some yellow piece of paper that is somehow a certificate of having a certificate???)
bon bon - Oct 26, 2007 7:01:32 am PDT #8743 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
At least here [link] (see section 24) you are legitimate if your parents are married after you are born. I didn't look at probate law though, and can't recall from T&E what the status of it is.
Kathy A - Oct 26, 2007 7:03:28 am PDT #8744 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
For some reason (because I have a very low tolerance for pretentious writing...my theory classes in writer school were like torture for me) I really loved Jacob's Dr. Who recaps even while I saw how they might bug others. He was just so enthusiastic about the show.
Lisah is me. Or I am Lisah. (Speaking of metaphysics...) His enthusiasm is what I like about his recaps for both Doctor Who and BSG.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2007 7:12:18 am PDT #8745 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Facebook won't let me in. That doesn't feel fair. I think my civil rights are being violated.
Stephanie - Oct 26, 2007 7:12:56 am PDT #8746 of 10001
Trust my rage
Thanks, bon. That should help.
tommyrot - Oct 26, 2007 7:13:58 am PDT #8747 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Random question for parents.
Sometimes I'll see a woman with a small child crossing the street at a crossing light, where they have a "don't walk" signal but the woman runs across the street with her child.
Is this bad? I mean, adults can tell when it's safe to cross the street against the light, but when you're with your child wouldn't you want to set an example and only cross when you have a "walk" signal?