Indiana § 31-18.5-2-6 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-18.5-2-6 — Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

Indiana § 31-18.5-2-6

Art. 18.5FAMILY LAW: UNIFORM INTERSTATE

Ch. 2Jurisdiction

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Ind. Code § 31-18.5-2-6 (2026).

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(a)An Indiana tribunal that has issued a child support order consistent with Indiana law may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:

(1)the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or

(2)a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.

(b)An Indiana tribunal having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.

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(a) An Indiana tribunal that has issued a child
support order consistent with Indiana law may serve as an initiating
tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:
(1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been
modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction
under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or
(2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the
order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of
another state is the controlling order.
(b) An Indiana tribunal having continuing jurisdiction over a
support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.