Sec. 3. A man is a child's legal father if the man executed a paternity affidavit in accordance with IC 16-37-2-2.1 and the paternity affidavit has not been rescinded or set aside under IC 16-37-2-2.1.
Ind. Code § 31-14-7-3
Paternity affidavits
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re the Paternity of E.M.L.G. (2007)
Most recently applied in In re the Paternity of B.M. and O.M., B.S.M. v. E.S.F. and State of Indiana (February 2018)
As added by P.L.138-2001, SEC.8.
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