Indiana Code 31-16-12-14. Due process met for notice and service of process; service in contempt proceedings
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Sec. 14. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), in any subsequent child support enforcement action between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of the party by a prosecuting attorney, private attorney, or private entity operating under an agreement or contract described in IC 31-25-4-13.1, the court or administrative agency with jurisdiction shall deem state due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to the party required to provide notice, upon mailing of written notice to the other party at the most recent residential or employer address that is filed with the clerk or state central collection unit.
(b) IC 34-47-4 applies to service of an order directing an obligor to appear in a contempt proceeding.
As added by P.L.80-2010, SEC.36.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-16-12-14
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.