§ 31-17-6-9 — User fee; funds

(a) The court may order either or both parents
of a child for whom a guardian ad litem or court appointed special
advocate is appointed under this chapter to pay a user fee for the
services provided under this chapter. 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.
(b) Money remaining in a county's:
(1) guardian ad litem fund; or
(2) court appointed special advocate fund;
at the end of the county's fiscal year does not revert to any other fund.
(c) If the court orders either or both parents to pay the user fee
according to subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) the program or the individual
or attorney guardian ad litem shall report to the court the receipt of
payment not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the payment.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(k) part, (l)
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.