WILKINS, J.
In 1986, in a comprehensive act, the Legislature made substantial changes in the law concerning child support in the Commonwealth. St. 1986, c. 310. That act, among other things, inserted an entirely new chapter in the General Laws concerning the rights of children born out of wedlock. G.L.c. 209C (1986 ed.), inserted by St. 1986, c. 310, § 16.
In this proceeding, brought to establish the defendant's obligation to support an illegitimate child...
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