Indiana § 31-18.5-1-5 Application to foreign resident, support order, and tribunal

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-18.5-1-5 — Application to foreign resident, support order, and tribunal

Indiana § 31-18.5-1-5

Art. 18.5FAMILY LAW: UNIFORM INTERSTATE

Ch. 1General Provisions

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Ind. Code § 31-18.5-1-5 (2026).

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(a)An Indiana tribunal shall apply this chapter and IC 31-18.5-2 through IC 31-18.5-6 and, as applicable, IC 31-18.5-7, to a support proceeding involving:

(1)a foreign support order;

(2)a foreign tribunal; or

(3)an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)An Indiana tribunal that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of this chapter and IC 31-18.5-2 through IC 31-18.5-6.

(c)IC 31-18.5-7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of IC 31-18.5-7 is inconsistent with this chapter or IC 31-18.5-2 through IC 31-18.5-6, IC 31-18.5-7 controls.

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(a) An Indiana tribunal shall apply this
chapter and IC 31-18.5-2 through IC 31-18.5-6 and, as applicable, IC 31-18.5-7, to a support proceeding involving:
(1) a foreign support order;
(2) a foreign tribunal; or
(3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
(b) An Indiana tribunal that is requested to recognize and enforce a
support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and
substantive provisions of this chapter and IC 31-18.5-2 through IC 31-18.5-6.
(c) IC 31-18.5-7 applies only to a support proceeding under the
Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of IC 31-18.5-7 is
inconsistent with this chapter or IC 31-18.5-2 through IC 31-18.5-6, IC 31-18.5-7 controls.