In a message dated 97-03-02 19:49:07 EST, you write: << My Latin is a bit shaky - is the male claiming responsibility for the > child, or does the marriage make the birth legitimate? > >> I think the answer is both. I had two chidren out of wedlock and later married their father -- he had to fill out papers admitting they were his kids and their birth records were subsequently changed to read legitimate. Sounds exactly like what happened here. Annie