IN THE

 

SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA

 

 

Case No. 94500-0307-MS-290

 

 

ORDER AMENDING

 

INDIANA CHILD SUPPORT RULES AND GUIDELINES

 

            This Court finds that after lengthy study, consultation with experts, and public hearings, the Domestic Relations Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference has recommended amendments to the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines previously adopted by this Court.  Under the authority vested in this Court to provide by rule for the procedure employed in all courts of this state and this Court’s inherent authority to supervise the administrative procedures of all courts and to direct trial courts in implementing and applying applicable statutes, the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines are amended to read as follows (deletions shown by striking and new test shown by underlining) and are set forth in the attachment to this Order.  Said attachment consists of 47 pages of rules and guidelines, a Child Support Obligation Worksheet, a Post-Secondary Education Worksheet, and a Guideline Schedule for Weekly Support Payments.  (See Attachment).

These amendments shall take effect January 1, 2004.

 

            The Clerk of this Court is directed to send a copy of this Order to the clerk of each circuit court of in the state of Indiana; to the Executive Director and President of the Indiana State Bar Association; to the Legislative Services Agency; to the office of Code Revision of the Legislative Services Agency; to the Attorney General of Indiana; to the Indiana Judicial Center; to the Michie Company; to the Supreme Court Administrator; to the Executive Director of State Court Administration; to Karla Mantia, Director of Child Support Bureau and to William Steffen, attorney for Child Support Bureau of the Division of Indiana Family and Social Services Agency, Room W 360, Indiana Government Center, Indianapolis, IN 46104; and to West Publishing Company for publication in the advance sheets of this Court.

            The Clerks of the circuit courts are directed to bring this Order to the attention of all judges within their respective counties and to post this Order for examination by the practicing bar and general public.

            Done at Indianapolis, Indiana this 10^th day of September, 2003.

 

                                                                        FOR THE COURT

 

                                                                        __________________________________

                                                                        Randall T. Shepard

                                                                        Chief Justice of Indiana

 

All Justices concur.