| Second (or subsequent) marriages |
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| Stepchildren |
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| Cohabitation (hetero or homo sexual) |
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| Formally adopted children |
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| Adoptive parents |
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| Informal adoptions |
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| Illegitimacy (especially in the relationship of father
and child) |
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| Children with a father who is not the person they (or
possibly also their mother) believe it to be |
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| Children born through surrogacy |
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| Children born as a result of artificial insemination by
donor (AID) |
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| Incestuous relationships and children born from them |
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| Grandchildren brought up as children without knowledge of
true parents |
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| Aunts and uncles bringing up children as their own
without knowledge of true parents |
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| Children estranged from parents |
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| Siblings who are knowingly estranged |
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| Children with siblings whom they know nothing about -
possibly born to mother out of wedlock and given up at birth |
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| People born in the old communist bloc countries with
wives and/or children still there but with whom they have lost contact often
from the Second World War. They may not be sure if they have been
formally divorced. This is likely to be repeated in the future with
the arrival of asylum seekers |
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| People born in the old communist bloc countries with a
"history" (possibly arising in the Second World War) who because of bad
memories or a fear for their safety wish to forget the past. This is likely
to be repeated in the future with the arrival of asylum seekers from
oppressive regimes or war torn countries. |
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| Effects of Bigamy |
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