Sec. 100. "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. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-1-6.1(a); 31-3-1.5-4.]
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