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Bastardy Laws Act 1875 (1875 - )
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- 1875
- Categories
- Principal Act
- Website
- https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_10505_homepage.html
The Bastardy Laws Act 1875 (39 Vict. No. 8) strengthened the provisions for obtaining maintence for illegitimate children from their natural relatives. This Act enabled orphanages and other institutions where illegitimate children were in care to attempt to obtain maintenance payments from natural parents.
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- Title
- Bastardy Laws Act 1875
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 21 December 1875
- Source
- State Law Publisher of Western Australia
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Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 2 May 2013, Last modified: 15 June 2018