Term: paternity suit: a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
Broader: due process: (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards | Unrelated: salubrity: the quality of being salubrious and invigorating
Broader: due process: (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards | Unrelated: police state: a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)