§ 16-33-4-18 — Maintenance charges and agreements; enforcement

(a) The attorney general shall, upon
notification by the superintendent of the home through the state health
commissioner, bring suit in the name of the state of Indiana on behalf
of the superintendent of the home against the estate of a person failing
to make payments as required in this chapter.
(b) If a judgment is obtained under this section, the judgment
constitutes a lien against that part of the estate of a person as described
in the complaint.
(c) The attorney general may bring suit against the parent or parents
or legal guardian of a child for failure to comply with the maintenance
agreement established or for failure to make an agreement. Suit may be
brought for the amount due the state for the maintenance charges of the
child. The court may order the payment of amounts due for
maintenance charges for a period of time as the circumstances require.
The order may be entered against any or all of the defendants and may
be based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute
to the payment of amounts representing maintenance charges. Orders
for the payment of money may be enforced by attachment as in
contempt proceedings against the persons of the defendants, and in
addition as other judgments at law, and costs may be adjudged against
and apportioned among the defendants.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-13.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.