CHAPTER 10. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES
IC 31-16-10
Chapter 10. Child Support Payments to Third Parties
IC 31-16-10-1
Payments of child support to third persons
Sec. 1. Upon entering an order under IC 31-16-6-1 or at any
subsequent time, the court may order, upon the proper showing that
a person other than the person awarded custody under IC 31-17-2-8
(or IC 31-1-11.5-21 before its repeal) should receive payments, that
the clerk of the circuit court or the person obligated to make the
payments transmit those payments to any third person agreed upon
by the parties and approved by the court or appointed by the court,
including the following:
(1) A trustee.
(2) The guardian of the estate of the child.
(3) Any third person.
(4) The county office of family and children or any appropriate
social service agency.
(5) The state agency administering Title IV-D of the federal
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669).
(6) The township trustee.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.139-2000, SEC.3.
IC 31-16-10-2
Forwarding of payments to Title IV-D agency
Sec. 2. (a) If the clerk of the court or the state central collection
unit is notified by the Title IV-D agency or the agency's designee
that:
(1) the child who is the beneficiary of a support order is
receiving assistance under the federal Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) program (45 CFR 260 et seq.); and
(2) an assignment of support rights in favor of the state is in
effect against the person obligated to make child support
payments;
the clerk of the court or the state central collection unit shall forward
the child support payments directly to the Title IV-D agency without
further order of the court.
(b) The Title IV-D agency shall disburse the payments in
accordance with federal regulations governing the Title IV-D
program.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.148-2006, SEC.16;
P.L.1-2007, SEC.193; P.L.1-2009, SEC.159.
IC 31-16-10-3
Use of child support exclusively for child's benefit; Title IV-D
disbursements and fees
Sec. 3. (a) Any person or agency named in section 1 or 2 of this
chapter is entitled to receive the child support payments from the
clerk of the circuit court or the person obligated to make the
payments. The payments shall be used solely for the benefit of the
child entitled to receive the payments.
(b) If the payment has been assigned to the state agency
administering Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 651 through 669), the payments shall be disbursed in
accordance with federal regulations governing the Title IV-D
program. The court may allow the agency to receive a reasonable fee
for services provided under this chapter. The agency shall make
financial reports in connection with such services at the time and in
the manner that is prescribed by the court or required by law.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.