Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 31-14-7-3 (2026)
Paternity affidavits
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 3. A man is a child's legal father if the man executed a paternity affidavit in accordance with IC 16-37-2-2.1 and the paternity affidavit has not been rescinded or set aside under IC 16-37-2-2.1.
As added by P.L.138-2001, SEC.8.
IC 31-14-8Chapter 8. Paternity Hearing
31-14-8-1Finding of paternity without hearing
31-14-8-2Default order against alleged father failing to
appear at hearing
31-14-8-3Repealed
31-14-8-4Continuance of final hearing
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: In Re the Paternity of S.C., 966 N.E.2d 143 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
In Re the Paternity of S.C., 966 N.E.2d 143 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “1(n); I.C. § 31-14-7-3. Statutory and case law provide two ways that a paternity affidavit may be rescinded.”
In Re the Paternity of E.M.L.G., 863 N.E.2d 867 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). “” Ind. Code § 31-14-7-3 (2001). The General Assembly specifically chose to remove the language merely creating a “presumption” that a man who executed a paternity affidavit was the biological father of the child, and instead it inserted language providing that such a man became…”
In Re: The Paternity of I.I.P.: Kailei L. Poteet v. Justin Rodgers & Nathan T. Poteet, 92 N.E.3d 1158 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “” I.C. § 31-14-7-3. There are two statutory mechanisms for rescission of a paternity affidavit.”
Paternity of H.H. v. Hughes, 879 N.E.2d 1175 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “Ind. Code § 31-14-7-3 . See also In re Paternity of E.”
In Re the Paternity of N.R.R.L., 846 N.E.2d 1094 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “See Ind.Code § 31-14-7-3. When Mother later sought child support, the prosecutor filed the affidavit in the cireuit court.”
In Re Paternity of KLO, 816 N.E.2d 906 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). “Indiana Code section 31-14-7-3 states that a man is a child's legal father if he has executed a paternity affidavit, and that affidavit has not been rescinded or set aside.”
In re the Paternity of B.M. & O.M., B.S.M. v. E.S.F. & State of Indiana, 93 N.E.3d 1132 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “See Ind. Code § 31-14-7-3 ; In re Paternity of M.”
Michael Litton v. Jason Baugh, 122 N.E.3d 1034 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). “[13] Once paternity is established, Indiana Code Section 31-14-7-3 provides: "A man is a child's legal father if the man executed a paternity affidavit in accordance with IC 16-37-2-2.”
In Re Paternity of MM, 889 N.E.2d 846 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “See Ind.Code § 31-14-7-3. A man who has executed a paternity affidavit may, within sixty days following the execution, file a court action to request an order for a genetic test.”
J.M. v. M.A., 928 N.E.2d 230 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “I.C. § 31-14-7-3. Subsection (h) of the Statute provides that "a man who is a party to a paternity affidavit executed under this section may, within sixty (60) days of the date that a paternity affidavit is executed under this section, file an action in a court with jurisdiction…”
Lakins v. Feldman, 816 N.E.2d 906 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). “Indiana Code section 31-14-7-3 states that a man is a child's legal father if he has executed a paternity affidavit, and that affidavit has not been rescinded or set aside.”
Bryan F. v. Liana M., 889 N.E.2d 846 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “See Ind.Code § 31-14-7-3. A man who has executed a paternity affidavit may, within sixty days following the execution, file a court action to request an order for a genetic test.”
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