Indiana § 31-16-9-0.3 - Wage deductions for child support order; employer collection of certain fees

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§ 31-16-9-0.3. Wage deductions for child support order; employer collection of certain fees

Sec. 0.3. An employer who makes a deduction from an employee's wages, in accordance with an assignment of wages for the payment of child support ordered by the court before September 1, 1985, under IC 31-1-11.5-13 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter and at IC 31-16-12), may collect a fee of two dollars ($2) each time the employer makes a deduction. The fee may be deducted by the employer from the employee's wages each time the employer makes the deduction for support.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.500.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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