§ 31-12-4-2 — Domestic relations counseling bureau fund

(a) If a judge or group of judges issues an order
under section 1 of this chapter to charge a domestic relations
counseling fee, the judge must also adopt by court rule a schedule of
fees. The schedule of fees is not effective until approved by the county
fiscal body in accordance with this chapter.
(b) Upon request of a judge or group of judges that issued an order
under section 1 of this chapter, the county fiscal body may adopt an
ordinance to create a county domestic relations counseling bureau fund
to fund the services of a domestic relations court and a domestic
relations counseling bureau.
(c) If the county fiscal body creates a domestic relations counseling
bureau fund, any fees collected by the domestic relations counseling
bureau shall be deposited in the fund.
(d) The fund shall be administered by the judge or group of judges
who are signatories to the order described in section 1 of this chapter.
(e) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from the
money in the fund.
(f) Any money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert
to the county general fund.
(g) The county fiscal body may appropriate money from the
domestic relations counseling bureau fund to support the domestic
relations counseling bureau. However, a county fiscal body may not
transfer funds that have been previously appropriated to the budget of
the domestic relations counseling bureau as a consequence of an
appropriation from the domestic relations counseling bureau fund.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.80-2006, SEC.3.