CHAPTER 9. METHOD OF PAYMENT OF SUPPORT

IC 31-16-9
    Chapter 9. Method of Payment of Support

IC 31-16-9-1
Clerk or state central collection unit as trustee for remittance
    Sec. 1. (a) This subsection applies before January 1, 2007. Uponentering an order for support in:
        (1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;
        (2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or
        (3) a child support decree under IC 31-16-2;
the court shall require that support payments be made through theclerk of the circuit court as trustee for remittance to the personentitled to receive payments, unless the court has reasonable groundsfor providing or approving another method of payment.
    (b) Beginning January 1, 2007, except as provided in subsection(c), upon entering an order for support in:
        (1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2;
        (2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or
        (3) a child support decree under IC 31-16-2;
the court shall require that support payments be made through theclerk of the circuit court or the state central collection unitestablished by IC 31-33-1.5-8, as trustee for remittance to the personentitled to receive payments, unless the court has reasonable groundsfor providing or approving another method of payment.
    (c) Beginning January 1, 2007, child support payments that arepaid in cash must be paid to a clerk of the circuit court, and allnoncash payments must be paid to the state central collection unitestablished within the child support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.10;P.L.148-2006, SEC.13; P.L.3-2008, SEC.231.

IC 31-16-9-2
Records; accounting
    Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall maintain recordslisting the following:
        (1) The amount of the payments.
        (2) The date when payments are required to be made.
        (3) The names and addresses of the parties affected by theorder.
        (4) The information required to be submitted to the clerk undersections 3 and 4 of this chapter.
    (b) If the clerk elects under IC 5-13-6-4(a) not to follow theaccounting and depository procedures required by IC 5-13-6, theclerk shall comply with IC 5-13-6-4(b).
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.

IC 31-16-9-3
Notice of change of address, federal assistance, and otherconditions affecting support order
    Sec. 3. (a) A party affected by a support order shall inform the

clerk and the state central collection unit established within the childsupport bureau by IC 31-25-3-1 of any change of address not morethan fifteen (15) days after the party's address is changed.
    (b) At the time of the issuance or modification of a support order,the parties affected by the order shall inform the clerk of the courtand the state central collection unit established within the childsupport bureau by IC 31-25-3-1 of:
        (1) whether any of the parties is receiving or has receivedassistance under the:
            (A) federal Aid to Families with Dependent Childrenprogram (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
            (B) federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF) program (45 CFR 260 et seq.); and
        (2) the Social Security number of any child affected by theorder.
The Social Security number required under subdivision (2) shall bekept confidential and used only to carry out the purposes of the TitleIV-D program.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.213-1999, SEC.11;P.L.148-2006, SEC.14; P.L.1-2007, SEC.192; P.L.3-2008, SEC.232;P.L.1-2009, SEC.158.

IC 31-16-9-4
Duty to furnish Social Security number and employer information
    Sec. 4. The custodial parent and the noncustodial parent shallfurnish the following information to the clerk of the court and thestate central collection unit at the time of the issuance ormodification of a child support order:
        (1) The parent's Social Security number.
        (2) The name and address of the parent's employer.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.11;P.L.148-2006, SEC.15.

IC 31-16-9-5
Duty of noncustodial parent to furnish employer and healthinsurance information and Social Security number
    Sec. 5. In all cases administered by the Title IV-D agency, thecourt shall order the noncustodial parent to inform the Title IV-Dagency and the court of the following:
        (1) The name and address of the noncustodial parent's currentemployer.
        (2) Access to health insurance.
        (3) Specific health insurance policy information.
        (4) The noncustodial parent's Social Security number.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.

IC 31-16-9-6
Accounting of future expenditures
    Sec. 6. At the time of entering an order for support or at anysubsequent time, the court may order, upon a proper showing of

necessity, the spouse or other person receiving support payments toprovide an accounting to the court of future expenditures upon suchterms and conditions as the court decrees.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.