Sec. 4. (a) A court that receives a petition under section 2 of this chapter shall send an order requiring the department of state revenue to determine the obligor’s eligibility for a state income tax refund, whether the obligor filed a joint state income tax return, and if the obligor filed a joint state income tax return, the name and address of the individual with whom the obligor filed the joint state income tax return, if the court preliminarily determines that probable cause exists to believe that the obligor named in the petition:

(1) was at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) in arrears on child support payments at the time the custodial parent filed the petition under section 2 of this chapter; and

(2) has intentionally violated the terms of the most recent support order.

     (b) The department of state revenue, upon receiving an order under subsection (a), shall notify the court whether the obligor named in the order:

(1) is eligible for a state income tax refund; and

(2) has filed a joint state income tax return, and if the obligor has filed a joint state income tax return, the name and address of the individual with whom the obligor filed the joint state income tax return.

As added by P.L.27-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.75.