Indiana Code 31-16-15-23. Liability of income payors
(b) An income payor described in subsection (a) is liable to the:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-16-15-23
- 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
(2) obligor for:
(A) the amount of income withheld and not paid as required under the income withholding order;
(B) an amount equal to the interest that accrues according to the interest percentage that accrues on judgments; and
(C) reasonable attorney‘s fees and court costs.
(c) An income payor that:
(1) receives an income withholding order from a court or Title IV-D agency; and
(2) fails to comply with the income withholding order;
may be liable for contempt of court.
(d) If an obligor has filed a claim for worker’s compensation, the income payor of the obligor shall send a copy of the income withholding order to the income payor’s insurance carrier if the income payor has an insurance carrier with whom the claim has been filed in order to continue the ordered withholding of income.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-10-19.1.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.103-2007, SEC.39.