§ 34-11-2-15 — Civil fertility fraud

Indiana § 34-11-2-15

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 11: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
• Ch. 2: Specific Statutes of Limitation

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
action for civil fertility fraud (IC 34-24-5) must be commenced not
later than:
(1) ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child; or
(2) if subdivision (1) does not apply, twenty (20) years after the
procedure was performed.
(b) An action for civil fertility fraud that would otherwise be barred
under this section may be commenced not later than five (5) years after
the earliest of the date on which:
(1) the person first discovers evidence sufficient to bring an action
against the defendant through DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
analysis;
(2) the person first becomes aware of the existence of a recording
(as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-273) that provides evidence sufficient
to bring an action against the defendant; or
(3) the defendant confesses to the offense.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.215-2019, SEC.1.