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Across 2. In fact, in deed, actually (2 Words) 5. Any person adjudicated by a court of a state to be the father of a child born out of wedlock (2 Words) 7. A rule that a final judgment on the merits by a court having jurisdiction is conclusive between the parties to a suit as to all matters (2 Words) 9. To make lawful 10. Suspect 13. The legal process of resolving a dispute 14. The state or condition of a father; the relationship of a father 15. Incest 16. The custom that restricts a person to one spouse at a time

Down 1. A set of uniform rules for establishing parentage, which may be adopted by state legislatures on a state by state basis (3 Words) 3. A legal principle that bars a party from denying or alleging a certain fact owing to that party's previous conduct, allegation, or denial 4. A payment that a noncustodial parent makes as a contribution to the costs of raising her or his child (2 Words) 6. The son of no one; a bastard (2 Words) 8. Among the many new tools that science has provided for the analysis of forensic evidence (2 Words) 11. The legal process that establishes a parent/child relationship between individuals who are not related by blood 12. An archaic name given to a court proceeding in which the Paternity of an illegitimate child