Filing of paternity action by local prosecuting attorney's office
Sec. 6. (a) This section applies whenever a child who was born
out of wedlock is:
(1) or is alleged to be a child in need of services; and
(2) under the supervision of the division of family and children
or a county office of family and children as a result of a court
ordered out-of-home placement.
(b) The division of family and children or the county office of
family and children shall refer a child's case to the local prosecuting
attorney's office for the filing of a paternity action if the:
(1) identity of the alleged father is known; and
(2) division or the county office reasonably believes that
establishing the paternity of the child would be beneficial to the
child.
The local prosecuting attorney's office shall file a paternity action
regarding each case that is referred under this subsection. The
division of family and children or the county office of family and
children shall sign the paternity petition as the child's next friend.
As added by P.L.103-1997, SEC.5.
Last modified: May 24, 2006