child support

H.E.A. 1009, P.L. 119 Effective: January 1, 2024 Specifies what a court shall order a father to pay for pregnancy,  childbirth and postpartum expenses. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1009 … [Read more...] about Court ordered expenses

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1009 authored and presented by Rep. Rowray on court ordered pregnancy and childbirth expenses sponsored by Sen. Brown and Sen. Alexander. The author, Rep. Rowray, introduced the bill which  amends Ind. Code § 31-14-17-1 to require the court to order the father to pay at least 50% of mother’s reasonable childbirth and pregnancy exp … [Read more...] about Court ordered pregnancy and childbirth expenses

The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1009 authored by Rep. Rowray and Rep. McNamara on discretionary child support during pregnancy. This bill originally allowed a child support order to include the period dating from the conception of the child for not more than 40 weeks. Amendment 5, which was adopted by consent, strips the language in its entirety and adds language for … [Read more...] about Discretionary child support during pregnancy

S.E.A. 206, P.L. 99 Effective: July 1, 2019 Amends Ind. Code § 31-16-8-1 to clarify the definition of an order modifying child support for purposes of calculating when a modification can be properly filed without violating the 12-month waiting period. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/206 … [Read more...] about Child support modification

H.E.A. 1520, P.L. 263 Effective: July 1, 2019 Provides that the duty to support a child ceases when the child becomes 19 years of age unless the child is a full-time student in a secondary school. Provides that in order for child support to continue for a child who is: (1) 19 years of age or older; and (2) a full-time student in a secondary school; a parent or guardian of the child … [Read more...] about Child support