Sec. 125. (a) “Support order”, for purposes of
IC 31-16-15 and
IC 31-16-16, means any
judgment, decree, or order of child support, including medical support, issued by a court, in Indiana or another state, that has
jurisdiction over the support order. The term includes orders issued under
IC 31-14 through
IC 31-17.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-9-2-125
- 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.
(b) “Support order”, for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-1-2.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 31-2-11-6; subsection (b) formerly 31-1.5-1-1 part; 31-1.5-1-24 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.103-2007, SEC.12; P.L.206-2015, SEC.40.