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§ 31-14-7-2 — Indiana Law | CourtGPT
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  7. § 31-14-7-2
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§ 31-14-7-2

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(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.