Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana

I have a grown child whose bio Dad was not and has never been in his life. I was married at the time of his conception, and while the question of paternity was brought up between this man and myself, due to the circumstances (me married to his friend) it was left alone. My child was born, accepted as my then husband's child. The child was and is the image of the other man. There has been no dna test, never a need for one as no claims from the other man had risen. I have divorced and remarried and my child has grown up knowing 1 Father. Recently, the bio Dad (yes, I believe this) contacted me through social media. He was asking about the child, and is feeling "left out". He has never married, has no other children, and I think is feeling his age a little. I told him I wanted no contact, and he has threatened to have a dna test ordered. Can he do this? If he does, and it is positive that he is Dad, can I then collect back support?


Asked on 11/28/12, 2:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jay Rigdon Rockhill Pinnick LLP

If your son is over 19, no court will order him to take a DNA test for the sake of the alleged biological father. No law prohibits him from contacting your son, though.

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Answered on 11/30/12, 11:19 am


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