§ 12-19-1-1 Establishment of county offices
§ 12-19-1-3 County director; executive and administrative officer
§ 12-19-1-4 County director; compensation
§ 12-19-1-5 County director; travel expenses
§ 12-19-1-6 County director; bond; oath
§ 12-19-1-7 Appointment of assistants; compensation
§ 12-19-1-8 Administration; costs of personal services; payment by division
§ 12-19-1-9 Facilities, supplies, and equipment
§ 12-19-1-10 Administration
§ 12-19-1-13 Power to sue and be sued; rights, powers, and duties necessary to administer act; filing of suits; notices and summonses
§ 12-19-1-15 Gifts, devises, and bequests of personal property; investment; special fund; expenditures
§ 12-19-1-16 Receipt and administration of money available to or for the benefit of persons receiving payments or services
§ 12-19-1-18 Designation of responsible person to act for and receive assistance on behalf of applicant or recipient; fee for services
§ 12-19-1-19 Persons who may be designated under IC 12-19-1-18; costs of appointment proceedings
§ 12-19-1-20 Responsible persons; financial reports; termination of powers; use of assistance money received
§ 12-19-1-21 Property tax levies prohibited
§ 12-19-1-22 Bonds and loans considered general obligations of counties

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 19 > Chapter 1 - County Offices of Family Resources

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.