Section 31-14-7-2 - Rebuttable presumption; child's biological father(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.
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L. 138-2001, SEC.7; P.L. 1-2009, SEC.156.