FAVOR LEGITIMATIONIS

favor legitimationis (fay-v[schwa]r l[schwa]-jit-[schwa]-may-shee-oh-nis). [Latin “(in) favor of legitimacy”] The principle that a court should attempt to uphold a child’s legitimacy. [Cases: Children Out-of-Wedlock 3. C.J.S. Children Out-of-Wedlock §§ 13–17.]