465 IAC 2-8-9 - Child support

Authority: IC 31-25-2-18; IC 31-25-4-27

Affected: IC 29-3; IC 31-25-2-7; IC 31-25-4

Sec. 9.

(a) As a condition to receipt of a monthly assistance payment under this rule, the guardian shall assign to the department any right that the guardian may have, on behalf of the guardian, eligible child, or any other family member residing in the guardian's household, to receive child support payments from a noncustodial parent for the benefit of the child in accordance with all applicable requirements of 42 U.S.C. 608(a)(3), IC 31-25-2-7, and any rules or regulations implementing those requirements.

(b) The guardianship assistance agreement may include a provision by which the guardian assigns child support rights to the department as provided in this section.

(c) All amounts received by the department through the Indiana statewide child support enforcement system administered pursuant to IC 31-25-4 as payment of a current or accrued child support obligation or arrearage, on behalf of the child for whom monthly assistance payments are made under this rule, shall be distributed in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 657 and any applicable federal regulations, subject to the requirements of any court order in effect relating to payment of support on behalf of the child.

Notes

465 IAC 2-8-9

Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-8-9; filed Jun 1, 2000, 11:20 a.m.: 23 IR 2430; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA Filed 12/14/2016, 12:05 p.m.: 20170111-IR-465160216FRA Readopted filed 10/10/2019, 10:42 a.m.: 20191106-IR-465190320RFA

Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470 IAC 3-10.5-9) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-8-9) by P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.