Indiana § 30-4-1-12 - Persons born out of wedlock
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 30-4-1-12 — Persons born out of wedlock, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-4-1-12. Persons born out of wedlock
Sec. 12. In construing a trust making a distribution to a person described by relationship to the settlor or to another person, a person born out of wedlock shall be considered the child of the person's mother. If the right of a person born out of wedlock to inherit from the person's father is established under IC 29-1-2-7, the person shall also be considered a child of the person's father.
As added by P.L.252-2001, SEC.34.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30-4-1-12 ("Persons born out of wedlock") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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