University of Wisconsin - Madison Institute for Research on Poverty
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Policy attention is turning with new interest to issues surrounding the legal establishment of paternity for children born out of wedlock. Even five years ago, the possibility of a conference focused solely on such issues would have been questionable, owing to the paucity of information on the topic. Now a body of research has begun to emerge. Its findings were highlighted at a conference jointly sponsored in February 1992 by the Institute for Research on Poverty and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This article provides background information on the topic The reasons for growing interest in establishing paternity
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