CHAPTER 9. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF SUPPORT
IC 31-16-9
Chapter 9. Method of Payment of Support
IC 31-16-9-1
Clerk or state central collection unit as trustee for remittance
Sec. 1. (a) This subsection applies before January 1, 2007. Upon
entering an order for support in:
(1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;
(2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or
(3) a child support decree under IC 31-16-2;
the court shall require that support payments be made through the
clerk of the circuit court as trustee for remittance to the person
entitled to receive payments, unless the court has reasonable grounds
for providing or approving another method of payment.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2007, except as provided in subsection
(c), upon entering an order for support in:
(1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;
(2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or
(3) a child support decree under IC 31-16-2;
the court shall require that support payments be made through the
clerk of the circuit court or the state central collection unit
established by IC 31-33-1.5-8, as trustee for remittance to the person
entitled to receive payments, unless the court has reasonable grounds
for providing or approving another method of payment.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2007, child support payments that are
paid in cash must be paid to a clerk of the circuit court, and all
noncash payments must be paid to the state central collection unit
established within the child support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.10;
P.L.148-2006, SEC.13; P.L.3-2008, SEC.231.
IC 31-16-9-2
Records; accounting
Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall maintain records
listing the following:
(1) The amount of the payments.
(2) The date when payments are required to be made.
(3) The names and addresses of the parties affected by the
order.
(4) The information required to be submitted to the clerk under
sections 3 and 4 of this chapter.
(b) If the clerk elects under IC 5-13-6-4(a) not to follow the
accounting and depository procedures required by IC 5-13-6, the
clerk shall comply with IC 5-13-6-4(b).
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.
IC 31-16-9-3
Notice of change of address, federal assistance, and other
conditions affecting support order
Sec. 3. (a) A party affected by a support order shall inform the
clerk and the state central collection unit established within the child
support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1 of any change of address not more
than fifteen (15) days after the party's address is changed.
(b) At the time of the issuance or modification of a support order,
the parties affected by the order shall inform the clerk of the court
and the state central collection unit established within the child
support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1 of:
(1) whether any of the parties is receiving or has received
assistance under the:
(A) federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children
program (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
(B) federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) program (45 CFR 260 et seq.); and
(2) the Social Security number of any child affected by the
order.
The Social Security number required under subdivision (2) shall be
kept confidential and used only to carry out the purposes of the Title
IV-D program.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.213-1999, SEC.11;
P.L.148-2006, SEC.14; P.L.1-2007, SEC.192; P.L.3-2008, SEC.232;
P.L.1-2009, SEC.158.
IC 31-16-9-4
Duty to furnish Social Security number and employer information
Sec. 4. The custodial parent and the noncustodial parent shall
furnish the following information to the clerk of the court and the
state central collection unit at the time of the issuance or
modification of a child support order:
(1) The parent's Social Security number.
(2) The name and address of the parent's employer.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.11;
P.L.148-2006, SEC.15.
IC 31-16-9-5
Duty of noncustodial parent to furnish employer and health
insurance information and Social Security number
Sec. 5. In all cases administered by the Title IV-D agency, the
court shall order the noncustodial parent to inform the Title IV-D
agency and the court of the following:
(1) The name and address of the noncustodial parent's current
employer.
(2) Access to health insurance.
(3) Specific health insurance policy information.
(4) The noncustodial parent's Social Security number.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.
IC 31-16-9-6
Accounting of future expenditures
Sec. 6. At the time of entering an order for support or at any
subsequent time, the court may order, upon a proper showing of
necessity, the spouse or other person receiving support payments to
provide an accounting to the court of future expenditures upon such
terms and conditions as the court decrees.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.