252.3  Putative father.
  The word “father” in this chapter includes the putative father of an illegitimate child, and the question of parentage may be tried in any proceeding to recover for or compel the support of such a child, and like proceedings may be prosecuted against the mother independently of or jointly with the alleged father.
[C51, §788; R60, §1356; C73, §1332; C97, §2250; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5299; C39, §3828.075; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252.3]
Obligation of parent, chapter 600B