PATERNITY OF H.J.B. EX REL. SUTTON v. BOES

No. 26A01-0502-JV-51.

829 N.E.2d 157 (2005)

In the Matter of the Paternity of: H.J.B., by next friend, Kim SUTTON, Appellant-Respondent, v. Brandi Nichole BOES (deceased) and Jeffrey Lynn Boes (deceased), Appellees-Petitioners.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

June 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Whitehead, Princeton, for Appellant.

Lisa A. Moody, Princeton, for Appellees.


OPINION

VAIDIK, J.

Case Summary

H.J.B., whose biological mother and statutorily presumed father are deceased, by his maternal grandmother as his guardian and next-friend, appeals the trial court's dismissal of his Verified Petition to Disestablish Paternity and Request for DNA Testing. First, we hold that the Indiana Code does not allow the filing of a petition to disestablish paternity. In addition, the filing of such a petition would be contrary...

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