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2023 Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 9. Definitions
Chapter 2. Definitions
31-9-2-100. "Putative Father"
Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-9-2-100 (2023)
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.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-1-6.1(a); 31-3-1.5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.2.
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