Section 31-14-21-9 - Duty of court with jurisdiction to establish paternity within period prescribed by chapter(a) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, if a court presiding over a paternity action under this article knows of: (1) a pending adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action; and(2) the court in which the adoption is pending; the court having jurisdiction over the paternity action shall establish a child's paternity within the period prescribed by this chapter.
(b) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, the court shall conduct an initial hearing not more than thirty (30) days after:(1) the filing of the paternity petition; or(2) the birth of the child; whichever occurs later.
Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(a).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L. 200-1999, SEC.3; P.L. 61-2003, SEC.1; P.L. 58-2009, SEC.5.