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Excerpt from Illegitimacy Laws of the United States: Analysis and Index
In several States there is an express provision that the mother is the natural guardian of her illegitimate child (arkansas, Missouri, Vermont); the provisions in other States (north and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Arizona) that the mother may appoint a guardian for her illegitimate child, born or unborn, presupposes such natural guardianship. Missouri also entitles the mother to the child's earnings and binds her to support it to the extent of such earnings. In many States the settlement or residence of the illegitimate child follows that of the mother. In Hawaii and in Pennsylvania the child bears the name of the mother.
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