Indiana § 31-18.5-4-1 Issuance of support order and temporary child support order

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-18.5-4-1 — Issuance of support order and temporary child support order

Indiana § 31-18.5-4-1

Art. 18.5FAMILY LAW: UNIFORM INTERSTATE

Ch. 4Establishment of Support Order or Determination of

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Ind. Code § 31-18.5-4-1 (2026).

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(a)If a support order entitled to recognition under this article has not been issued, a responding Indiana tribunal with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if:

(1)the individual seeking the order resides outside Indiana; or

(2)the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside Indiana.

(b)The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is:

(1)a presumed father of the child;

(2)petitioning to have the individual's parentage adjudicated;

(3)identified as the father of the child through genetic testing;

(4)an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;

(5)shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the ch

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(a) If a support order entitled to recognition
under this article has not been issued, a responding Indiana tribunal
with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if:
(1) the individual seeking the order resides outside Indiana; or
(2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located
outside Indiana.
(b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the
tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual
ordered to pay is:
(1) a presumed father of the child;
(2) petitioning to have the individual's parentage adjudicated;
(3) identified as the father of the child through genetic testing;
(4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic
testing;
(5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the
child;
(6) an acknowledged father as provided by IC 16-37-2-2.1;
(7) the mother of the child; or
(8) an individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a
previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or
vacated.
(c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an
obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order
directed to the obligor and may issue other orders under IC 31-18.5-3-5.