Indiana Statutes

§ 31-14-7-2 — Rebuttable presumption; child's biological father

Indiana·Art. 14 FAMILY LAW: ESTABLISHMENT OF·Ch. 7 Presumption of Paternity
(a)If there is not a presumed biological father under section 1 of this chapter, there is a rebuttable presumption that a man is the child's biological father if, with the consent of the child's mother, the man:
(1)receives the child into the man's home; and
(2)openly holds the child out as the man's biological child.
(b)The circumstances under this section do not establish the man's paternity. A man's paternity may only be established as described in IC 31-14-2-1. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-9(b) part.]

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Related

In Re the Paternity of N.R.R.L.
846 N.E.2d 1094 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2006)
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Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.7; P.L.1-2009, SEC.156.

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