Indiana § 31-16-16-6 Modification of obligor's duty to pay

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-16-16-6 — Modification of obligor's duty to pay

Indiana § 31-16-16-6

Art. 16FAMILY LAW: SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND

Ch. 16Enforceable Judgment Against a Person Delinquent in

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Ind. Code § 31-16-16-6 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in:

(1)subsection (b); or

(2)IC 31-14-19-1; a court may not retroactively modify an obligor's duty to pay a delinquent support payment.

(b)A court with jurisdiction over a support order may modify an obligor's duty to pay a support payment that becomes due:

(1)after notice of the petition to modify the support order has been given either directly or through the appropriate agent to:

(A)the obligee; or

(B)if the obligee is the petitioner, the obligor; and

(2)before a final order concerning the petition for modification is entered. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-11-12.]

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(a) Except as provided in:
(1) subsection (b); or
(2) IC 31-14-19-1;
a court may not retroactively modify an obligor's duty to pay a
delinquent support payment.
(b) A court with jurisdiction over a support order may modify an
obligor's duty to pay a support payment that becomes due:
(1) after notice of the petition to modify the support order has
been given either directly or through the appropriate agent to:
(A) the obligee; or
(B) if the obligee is the petitioner, the obligor; and
(2) before a final order concerning the petition for modification
is entered.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-11-12.]