IC 31-14-7-2 — Rebuttable presumption; child's biological father
Chapter 7. Presumption of Paternity
Section text
Sec. 2. (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.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.7; P.L.1-2009, SEC.156.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)