Tools and machines need not be material; virtual technology, such as computer software and business methods, fall under this definition of technology. W. Brian Arthur defines technology in a similarly broad way as a means to fulfill a human purpose.
If the parents are not married, the father may establish paternity by taking a paternity test and filing a petition to be named as the child's father. The father may also submit an affidavit of paternity and file it with the Indiana Department of Health within 72 hours of the birth of the child. This grants the father a right to be placed on the birth certificate and all other parental rights and duties.
If you are unmarried, the baby's father's name will not be included on the birth certificate unless both you and the baby's father complete a paternity affidavit. The forms are available at the nurses' station. We are required to send the birth certificate worksheet to the state within 10 days of your baby's birth. If we do not have the paternity affidavit within this time frame, you will need to contact the state directly to have your baby's father's name added to the official birth certificate.