Sec. 3. (a) Any person or agency named in section 1 or 2 of this chapter is entitled to receive the child support payments from the clerk of the circuit court or the person obligated to make the payments. The payments shall be used solely for the benefit of the child entitled to receive the payments.

     (b) If the payment has been assigned to the state agency administering Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 through 669), the payments shall be disbursed in accordance with federal regulations governing the Title IV-D program. The court may allow the agency to receive a reasonable fee for services provided under this chapter. The agency shall make financial reports in connection with such services at the time and in the manner that is prescribed by the court or required by law.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-14(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.