Indiana § 34-11-2-15 - Civil fertility fraud
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-11-2-15 — Civil fertility fraud, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-11-2-15. Civil fertility fraud
Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an action for civil fertility fraud (IC 34-24-5) must be commenced not later than:
(1) ten (10) years after the eighteenth birthday of the child; or
(2) if subdivision (1) does not apply, twenty (20) years after the procedure was performed.
(b) An action for civil fertility fraud that would otherwise be barred under this section may be commenced not later than five (5) years after the earliest of the date on which:
(1) the person first discovers evidence sufficient to bring an action against the defendant through DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis;
(2) the person first becomes aware of the existence of a recording (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-273) that provides evidence sufficient to bring an action against the defendant; or
(3) the defendant confesses to the offense.
As added by P.L.215-2019, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-11-2-15 ("Civil fertility fraud") 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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