Sec. 1. (a) Whenever in any court proceeding an order is in force for the support and maintenance of the other party to the proceeding, the individual required to pay the support shall pay the support.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-16-21-1
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
(c) The clerk may collect any unpaid annual support fee that was due prior to January 1, 2011, through any lawful means.
(d) The state central collection unit may collect any unpaid annual support fee due after December 31, 2010, through any lawful means.
(e) The clerk or state central collection unit may contract with a collection agency licensed under IC 25-11 to collect past due annual support fees described in subsections (c) and (d).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-8-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.103; P.L.148-2006, SEC.28; P.L.150-2018, SEC.16.
