Indiana Code 31-16-16-4. Mode of enforcement; disputed amount
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Sec. 4. (a) An obligee may enforce a judgment created under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-2-11-8 before its repeal) in the same manner as other civil judgments are enforced.
(b) If in a proceeding to enforce a judgment created under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-2-11-8 before its repeal) an obligor or an income payor disputes the amount that constitutes a judgment, the court with jurisdiction over the enforcement proceeding may conduct a hearing to determine the amount of delinquent support that is a judgment.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-11-10.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.234.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-16-16-4
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- 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.