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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:
(A) federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) program (45 CFR 260 et seq.); or
(B) Title IV-E assistance program (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.);
(2) an assignment of support rights in favor of the state is in
effect against the person obligated to make child support
payments; and
(3) the Title IV-D agency has sent notice to the child support
obligor and obligee;
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; P.L.128-2012, SEC.38.
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.