Indiana § 31-16-10-2 - Forwarding of payments to Title IV-D agency
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-16-10-2 — Forwarding of payments to Title IV-D agency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-14(a) part.]
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.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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