When used in this act:
- (1) The phrase "child conceived or born out of wedlock" refers to a child who is conceived outside of lawful matrimony but has not yet been born or who is begotten and born outside of lawful matrimony.
- (2) The word "child" refers to child conceived or born out of wedlock.
- (3) The word "mother" refers to the mother of a child conceived or born out of wedlock.
- (4) The word "father" refers to the biological father of a child conceived or born out of wedlock.
- (5) The word "court" refers to the district court which is hearing the cause.
[7-1103, added 1969, ch. 93, sec. 2, p. 318; am. 1988, ch. 132, sec. 1, p. 235; am. 2019, ch. 295, sec. 1, p. 876.]