Note 98 — Chapter XII · THE UNMARRIED MOTHER
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By the Affiliation Order Act of 1914, two important changes in the law were gained—
(1) The compulsory interval of six days (a period which gave the man opportunity to escape) between the summons and the appearance in court of the putative father was abolished.
(2) The amount of the affiliation order was made payable through an official of the court (formerly it was left to the woman to collect the money), who has power, with the consent of the woman, to take action in case of non-payment.