Bastard

What do you think is common between Merlin Monroe and Fidel Castro? - When they were born, their parents were not married. Since birth, they bore the stigma of illegitimacy, and in the early 20th century it was not easy. Conservative society believed that such children are more prone to criminal behavior, not as moral and not as smart as their peers from well-off families. Later studies of psychologists dispelled these misconceptions. Together with the attitude towards illegitimate children, their rights also changed. Let's see what rights the illegitimate children have today.

Legal equality

The legislation of most countries today does not make an illegitimate child into a social outcast. Formally, the law is completely on the side of such a child, granting him equal rights with other children born in marriage.

Both parents are obliged to support their minor children, regardless of whether they have legalized their relationship with a marriage contract or not. In the case of the father's failure to fulfill his duties on the basis of genetic examination, the mother can recover from the father of the illegitimate child alimony in court. For one child, the father must pay a quarter of his monthly earnings.

In addition, if paternity is established, the illegitimate child has the right to inherit the property of his father on an equal basis with other heirs of the first stage. (The law on inheritance of illegitimate children very often seems wrong to the new family of a carefree father.)

... and the inequality

However, now we pay attention to the real, and not just the formal aspects of the question:

1. Not every family can afford to fork out for an appropriate DNA test, which is necessary for establishing paternity. However, even if paternity is established - this does not always mean a comfortable life for an illegitimate child.
2. Many fathers shy away from honest payment of alimony, providing support only "according to the letter of the law", that is, making deductions solely from the "white salary".
3. On the other hand, the father, whose paternity was established in court, may unreasonably interfere with the free movement of the child with his mother. That is, for example, do not give consent to the departure of a minor child abroad. And without such permission, a mother with a child will not be able to cross any border of the world.

Thus, although according to the law the rights of a child born out of wedlock are equal to the rights of a child born officially, in fact the fate of such a child depends only on the moral qualities of his parents and the ability to find compromises in difficult life situations.