§ 31-16-21-1 — Payment; fee; collection of unpaid fees

Indiana § 31-16-21-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 16: FAMILY LAW: SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND
• Ch. 21: Annual Fee Payable to Court in Addition to Support

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(a) Whenever in any court proceeding an
order is in force for the support and maintenance of the other party to
the proceeding, the individual required to pay the support shall pay the
support.
(b) The clerk, if the payment is in cash, or the state central
collection unit, for all forms of payment, shall collect from the
individual, in addition to the payments, the annual support fee specified
in IC 33-37-5-6.
(c) The clerk may collect any unpaid annual support fee that was
due prior to January 1, 2011, through any lawful means.
(d) The state central collection unit may collect any unpaid annual
support fee due after December 31, 2010, through any lawful means.
(e) The clerk or state central collection unit may contract with a
collection agency licensed under IC 25-11 to collect past due annual
support fees described in subsections (c) and (d).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-8-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.103; P.L.148-2006, SEC.28; P.L.150-2018, SEC.16.