Indiana § 31-16-9-1 Clerk or state central collection unit as trustee for remittance

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-16-9-1 — Clerk or state central collection unit as trustee for remittance

Indiana § 31-16-9-1

Art. 16FAMILY LAW: SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND

Ch. 9Method of Payment of Support

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-16-9-1 (2026).

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(a)This subsection applies before January 1, 2007. Upon entering an order for support in:

(1)a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;

(2)a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or

(3)a child support decree under IC 31-16-2; the court shall require that support payments be made through the clerk of the circuit court as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive payments, unless the court has reasonable grounds for providing or approving another method of payment.

(b)Beginning January 1, 2007, except as provided in subsection (c), upon entering an order for support in:

(1)a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;

(2)a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or

(3)a child support decree under IC 31-14-11 or IC 31-16-2; the court shall require tha

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(a) This subsection applies before January 1,
2007. Upon entering an order for support in:
(1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;
(2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or
(3) a child support decree under IC 31-16-2;
the court shall require that support payments be made through the clerk
of the circuit court as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to
receive payments, unless the court has reasonable grounds for
providing or approving another method of payment.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2007, except as provided in subsection (c),
upon entering an order for support in:
(1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;
(2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or
(3) a child support decree under IC 31-14-11 or IC 31-16-2;
the court shall require that support payments be made through the clerk
of the circuit court or the state central collection unit established by IC 31-25-3-1, as trustee for remittance to the person entitled to receive
payments, unless the court has reasonable grounds for providing or
approving another method of payment.
(c) The clerk of the circuit court may only accept child support
payments that are paid in cash, and all noncash child support payments
must be paid to the state central collection unit established within the
child support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-13(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.10; P.L.148-2006, SEC.13; P.L.3-2008, SEC.231; P.L.207-2013, SEC.48; P.L.150-2018, SEC.14.