"Putative father"
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-195
in effectSec. 195. "Putative father", for purposes of IC 31-19 and IC 31-35-1, means a male of any age who is alleged to be or claims that he may be a child's father but who:
(1) is not presumed to be the child's father under IC 31-14-7-1(1) or IC 31-14-7-1(2); and
(2) has not established paternity of the child:
(A) in a court proceeding; or
(B) by executing a paternity affidavit under IC 16-37-2-2.1;
before the filing of an adoption petition.
As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026