Indiana § 31-15-7-3 - Modification or revocation of order for maintenance
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-15-7-3 — Modification or revocation of order for maintenance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-15-7-3. Modification or revocation of order for maintenance
Sec. 3. Provisions of an order with respect to maintenance ordered under section 1 of this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-9(c) before its repeal) may be modified or revoked. Except as provided in IC 31-16-8-2, modification may be made only:
(1) upon a showing of changed circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make the terms unreasonable; or
(2) upon a showing that:
(A) a party has been ordered to pay an amount in child support that differs by more than twenty percent (20%) from the amount that would be ordered by applying the child support guidelines; and
(B) the order requested to be modified or revoked was issued at least twelve (12) months before the petition requesting modification was filed.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-17(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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