W.R. v. H.I.

I dissent. The wrong public policy has been applied by the Majority. Their public policy rationale of "stability in legally-established relationships" and "avoidance of disruption years later" (Maj. at 1279) is embodied in the statute of limitations provisions of Ind.Code 81-6-6.1-6.

The right public policy is found in Ind. Code 31-6-6.1. The 1979 enactment of the juvenile code permitted a man alleging himself to be a child's father to bring an action to establish paternity, without reference to his or the mother's marital status. Ind. Code 81-6-6.1-2(a)(2).

Too, all parties stipulated that…