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Ind. Allen Cnty. Fam. Local Rule LR02-JV00-40
Allen Superior Court Paternity Procedures
A. All Superior Court paternity filings shall be filed at the Allen County Juvenile Center.
B. The Court may order the State of Indiana to file all its paternity pleadings
within the existing case management system of the Allen County Juvenile Center.
C. The child must always be a party. Each child must be listed on their own
Verified Petition and the caption should reflect the child’s full legal name by next
friend.
D. Prior to a paternity trial, the court may order all parties to submit to DNA testing. In
the
event of DNA exclusion, the court shall assess the costs of DNA testing to the Petitioner
unless such costs are waived by the Court.
E. In the event that custody or parenting time issues are presented for Court
consideration, the Court on its own motion or on the motion of any party, may
order a party to submit to a
parenting inventory, skill, risk, and/or needs assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- www.in.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-in-28-02-allen-local-rules-2016-02-01
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