§ 31-15-6-11 — User fee; collection procedures

Indiana § 31-15-6-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: FAMILY LAW: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
• Ch. 6: Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem and Court

Text

The court shall establish one (1) of the
following procedures to be used to collect the user fee:
(1) The court may order the clerk of the court to collect the user
fee and deposit the user fee into the county's guardian ad litem
fund or court appointed special advocate fund. The fiscal body of
the county shall appropriate money collected as user fees under
this chapter to the court having jurisdiction over custody actions
for the court's use in providing guardian ad litem or court
appointed special advocate services, including the costs of
representation.
(2) The court may order either or both parents to pay the user fee
to the:
(A) guardian ad litem program that provided the services; or
(B) court appointed special advocate program that provided the
services.
(3) The court may order either or both parents to pay the user fee
to the individual or attorney guardian ad litem that provided the
services.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(k)
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.