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Ind. Code § 31-9-2-100

"Putative father"

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case W.G. v. D.B. (2009)

Most recently applied in R.J. v. V.N. (October 2009)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1

Sec. 100. "Putative father", for purposes of IC 31-19 and IC 31-35-1, means a male of any age who is alleged to be or claims that he may be a child's father but who:

(1) is not presumed to be the child's father under IC 31-14-7-1(1) or IC 31-14-7-1(2); and

(2) has not established paternity of the child:

(A) in a court proceeding; or

(B) by executing a paternity affidavit under IC 16-37-2-2.1;

before the filing of an adoption petition.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.