She alleged that the paternity action was barred because it was not filed within two years of the child's birth and because Christopher failed to contribute sufficient support on behalf of the child to toll the statute of limitations. Record, p. 37. Penny filed a motion to correct errors, which was later denied. Penny then filed a motion to set aside the paternity judgment and to dismiss for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The trial court later entered its order denying Penny's motion.
Penny now appeals.
A person who is otherwise incompetent may file a petition through his guardian, guardian ad litem, or next friend. This section provides that a mother or a man alleging to be a child's father must file a paternity action within two years after the child is born. Penny contends that Christopher is prohibited from bringing this suit on behalf of P.L.M. because the statute of limitations prohibits him from bringing the action in his own name. Penny argues that the next friend provision of the statute was not intended to permit putative fathers to circumvent the personal bar by filing an action as next friend of the child. Thus, the question before us is whether a putative father can serve as a child's next friend for purposes of filing a paternity action.