IC 12-14-7
    Chapter 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; ChildSupport

IC 12-14-7-1
Assignment of support payment rights; eligibility for assistance
    Sec. 1. If an applicant for assistance is entitled to child support orspousal support, the applicant shall, to be eligible for assistance andin compliance with federal regulations, assign the right to:
        (1) accrued;
        (2) present; and
        (3) pending support;
payments to the state agency responsible for administering TitleIV-D of the federal Social Security Act.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.

IC 12-14-7-2
Absence of support order; cooperate in obtaining order; good faitheffort to cooperate required; presumption of good faith effort;other considerations
    Sec. 2. (a) If the parents of a dependent child are:
        (1) separated or divorced; and
        (2) there is no court order for the support of the child;
the other parent shall cooperate, within federal regulations, with thestate agency responsible for administering Title IV-D of the federalSocial Security Act in obtaining a support order.
    (b) If a child is residing with a nonparent guardian or custodian,the nonparent guardian or custodian shall make a good faith effort tocooperate with the division and any agency responsible foradministering Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act inobtaining and enforcing a child support order.
    (c) The nonparent custodian or guardian is presumed to make agood faith effort under subsection (b) if the nonparent custodian orguardian does one (1) or more of the following:
        (1) Responds to telephone calls from a prosecuting attorney orcorrespondence from a prosecuting attorney.
        (2) Appears for an appointment, in person or by telephone, witha prosecuting attorney.
        (3) Appears at a court hearing when requested by a prosecutingattorney.
        (4) Does one (1) or more of the following:
            (A) Provides information described in IC 12-7-2-43.5(b), tothe extent the information is known.
            (B) Affirms that the information described inIC 12-7-2-43.5(b) is not known.
    (d) Before making a determination that the nonparent custodianor guardian is not making a good faith effort to cooperate, theprosecuting attorney shall consider one (1) or more of the following:
        (1) Whether the nonparent custodian or guardian couldreasonably be expected to provide the information.        (2) The age of the child for whom child support is being sought.
        (3) The circumstances surrounding the conception of the child.
        (4) The age and mental capacity of the nonparent custodian orguardian.
        (5) The time that has expired since the nonparent custodian orguardian has last had contact with:
            (A) the alleged father of the child;
            (B) a parent of the child; or
            (C) a relative of the persons listed in clause (A) or (B).
        (6) Any credible information that demonstrates an inability toprovide correct information about an alleged father or a parentof the child because of deception by the alleged father or parent.
        (7) Any other credible information obtained by the prosecutorthat demonstrates the nonparent custodian or guardian hasknowledge of the information sought by the prosecutingattorney.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.80-2010, SEC.18.

IC 12-14-7-3
Child born out of wedlock; cooperate in establishing paternity andchild support; good faith effort to cooperate required; presumptionof good faith effort; other considerations
    Sec. 3. (a) If a child is born out of wedlock, the mother shall,when establishing the paternity of the child and obtaining a supportorder, cooperate with the state agency responsible for administeringTitle IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, in compliance withfederal regulations governing Title IV-D of the federal SocialSecurity Act.
    (b) If a child is residing with a nonparent guardian or custodian,the nonparent guardian or custodian shall make a good faith effort tocooperate with the division and with any agency responsible foradministering Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act byproviding any information known to the nonparent guardian orcustodian regarding the potential paternity of the child.
    (c) If a child is residing with a nonparent guardian or custodian,the nonparent guardian or custodian shall make a good faith effort tocooperate with the division and any agency responsible foradministering Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act in theestablishment and enforcement of a child support order.
    (d) The nonparent custodian or guardian is presumed to make agood faith effort under subsections (b) and (c) if the nonparentcustodian or guardian does one (1) or more of the following:
        (1) Responds to telephone calls from a prosecutor orcorrespondence from a prosecuting attorney.
        (2) Appears for an appointment, in person or by telephone, witha prosecuting attorney.
        (3) Appears at a court hearing when requested by a prosecutingattorney.
        (4) Does one (1) or more of the following:
            (A) Provides information described in IC 12-7-2-43.5(b), to

the extent the information is known.
            (B) Affirms that the information described inIC 12-7-2-43.5(b) is not known.
    (e) Before making a determination that the nonparent custodianor guardian is not making a good faith effort to cooperate, theprosecuting attorney shall consider one (1) or more of the following:
        (1) Whether the nonparent custodian or guardian couldreasonably be expected to provide the information.
        (2) The age of the child for whom child support is being sought.
        (3) The circumstances surrounding the conception of the child.
        (4) The age and mental capacity of the nonparent custodian orguardian.
        (5) The time that has expired since the nonparent custodian orguardian has last had contact with:
            (A) the alleged father of the child;
            (B) a parent of the child; or
            (C) a relative of the persons listed in clause (A) or (B).
        (6) Any credible information that demonstrates an inability toprovide correct information about an alleged father or a parentof the child because of deception by the alleged father or parent.
        (7) Any other credible information obtained by the prosecutingattorney that demonstrates the nonparent custodian or guardianhas knowledge of the information sought by the prosecutingattorney.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.80-2010, SEC.19.

IC 12-14-7-4
Assignment of right to support payments; date effective; amountvalid against; termination
    Sec. 4. An assignment under section 1 of this chapter:
        (1) becomes effective when an applicant becomes eligible toreceive assistance;
        (2) is valid up to the amount of assistance provided to arecipient that has not been reimbursed to the agency responsiblefor administering Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act;and
        (3) terminates:
            (A) with respect to current support, at the end of a benefitperiod in which a recipient becomes ineligible to receiveassistance; and
            (B) with respect to accrued support, when all assistancereceived by the recipient on behalf of the recipient or onbehalf of a child has been repaid.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.