§ 31-16-19-1 — Payment into court or agency

Indiana § 31-16-19-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 16: FAMILY LAW: SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND
• Ch. 19: Requirement That Support for Certain Dependents Be

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(a) If:
(1) an individual, by the terms of a court order or decree, is
ordered to pay support money to or for the dependent wife,
husband, father, or mother of the individual; and
(2) the:
(A) dependents are being supported in whole or in part by
public money; or
(B) parent of the dependents has sought the assistance of the
agency designated to administer Title IV-D of the federal Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669);
the court shall order that the payment of the support money be made to
the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the decree or order
is entered.
(b) If the support order is for a child:
(1) who qualifies for assistance under IC 12-14-1-1; or
(2) whose parent has sought the assistance of the agency
designated to administer Title IV-D of the federal Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669);
the court shall order that the payment of the support be made to the
agency of state government designated to administer Title IV-D of the
federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669) in compliance
with the federal regulations established for the administration of Title
IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669).
(c) The order must contain:
(1) the date when the first support payment is to be made; and
(2) the frequency of the payments.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-2-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.148-2006, SEC.26.