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Chapter 273 - Desertion, Non-Support and Illegitimacy


  • Section 1 - Abandonment and Nonsupport; Failure to Comply With Support Order; Decree Establishing Rights of Spouse as Prima Facie Evidence
  • Section 2 - Jurisdiction; Venue; Supervision of Parent by Municipal or District Court Probation Officers
  • Section 3 - Payment of Fines
  • Section 6 - Recognizance on Release on Probation; Compliance With Judgment or Order for Support; Forfeiture
  • Section 7 - Evidence of Marriage and Parentage; Husband and Wife as Witnesses; Self Incrimination; Evidence of Wilfulness; Confidential Communications
  • Section 8 - Lack of Custody as Defence; Duty to Support Child
  • Section 10 - Uniform Construction
  • Section 15 - Duty to Support Child Born Out of Wedlock; Conclusiveness of Adjudication or Acknowledgment of Paternity
  • Section 15a - Abandonment and Willful Nonsupport; Penalties; Alternative Sentencing; Restitution
  • Section 15b - Receiving, Concealing or Transferring Assets for the Purpose of Avoiding Payment; Penalty
  • Section 16 - Proceedings Under Secs. 1 and 15
  • Section 17 - Dismissal of Case
  • Section 18 - Money Forfeited or Recovered Upon Recognizance or Deposit Used for Support
  • Section 18a - Support Obligations Under Prior Law; Enforcement; Insurance Coverage; Amended Orders
  • Section 20 - Neglect or Refusal to Support Parent
  • Section 21 - Venue; Complainants
  • Section 22 - Orders; Applicability of Secs. 1 to 10 of This Chapter
  • Section 23 - Needy Disabled Persons; Neglect or Refusal of Parents to Support; Penalty
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