Section 36-2-302 - Chapter definitionsAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Child born out of wedlock" means a child born to parents who are not married to each other when the child was born;(2) "Court" means the juvenile court or any trial court with general jurisdiction;(3) "Father" means the biological father of a child born out of wedlock;(4) "Mother" means the biological mother of a child born out of wedlock;(5) "Parent" means the biological mother or biological father of a child, regardless of the marital status of the mother and father; and(6) "Father," "mother," and "parent" do not include a biological parent whose parental rights have been terminated for a child whose parentage is at issue.