Clapp v. Brighi

The statute provides that when, in bastardy proceedings, the respondent has been found chargeable, “the court shall order him to pay such sum as they deem reasonable to the mother of the child ... , to be applied for the maintenance of the child.” R. L., c. 128, s. 4.

The adoption statute provides: R. L., c. 345, s. 5, “The child so adopted shall bear the same relation to his adopting parents . . . in respect to the inheritance of property and all other incidents pertaining to the relation of parent and child as he would if he were the natural child of such parents. . . .” Ib. s. 6, “The…