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Title 19, Chapter 5: PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

19 §211. Parents joint natural guardians of children (REPEALED) 
19 §212. Actions for loss of services (REPEALED) 
19 §213. Either parent dead or guilty of abandonment, rights devolve on other (REPEALED) 
19 §214. Parenting and support decreed when parents live apart (REPEALED) 
19 §215. Vested jurisdiction of courts not affected (REPEALED) 
19 §216. Funds paid to minor without guardian (REPEALED) 
19 §217. Liability of parents or legal guardians for damage by children (REPEALED) 
19 §218. Cruelty to children (REPEALED) 
19 §219. Adult children to care for parents according to ability (REPEALED) 
19 §220. Rights of children born out of wedlock (REPEALED) 
19 §221. Public assistance recipients' rights of privacy (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 2: BASTARD CHILDREN

19 §251. Accusation and examination (REPEALED) 
19 §252. Warrant (REPEALED) 
19 §253. Bond or commitment; expense of support in jail (REPEALED) 
19 §254. Continuance; surrender of principal (REPEALED) 
19 §255. Declaration filed before trial; form (REPEALED) 
19 §256. Prosecution maintained by complainant (REPEALED) 
19 §257. Proceedings after verdict (REPEALED) 
19 §258. Complainant not to settle if town objects (REPEALED) 
19 §259. Town, failing in action, pays costs (REPEALED) 
19 §260. Discharge of father after 6 months; action to recover sums due (REPEALED) 
19 §261. Complainant dying before trial (REPEALED) 
19 §262. Blood grouping tests (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 3: PATERNITY

19 §271. Obligations of the father (REPEALED) 
19 §272. Enforcement (REPEALED) 
19 §273. Limitation on recovery from the father (REPEALED) 
19 §274. Limitations on recovery from father's estate (REPEALED) 
19 §275. Remedies (REPEALED) 
19 §276. Time of trial (REPEALED) 
19 §277. Authority for blood or tissue typing tests (REPEALED) 
19 §278. Selection of experts (REPEALED) 
19 §279. Compensation of expert witnesses (REPEALED) 
19 §280. Effect of test results (REPEALED) 
19 §280-A. Rebuttal of presumption (REPEALED) 
19 §280-B. Admissible evidence (REPEALED) 
19 §280-C. Presumption of legitimacy not applicable (REPEALED) 
19 §281. Judgment (REPEALED) 
19 §282. Security (REPEALED) 
19 §283. Settlement agreements (REPEALED) 
19 §284. Venue (REPEALED) 
19 §285. Uniformity of interpretation (REPEALED) 
19 §286. Rules of civil procedure (REPEALED) 
19 §287. Short title (REPEALED) 
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