Ind. Code § 31-25-4-18
Order for genetic testing to establish paternity; income withholding
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-25-4-18, Order for genetic testing to establish paternity; income withholding, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1670293
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Sec. 18.
(a) Under 42 U.S.C. 666, the bureau has the authority, without a court order, to order genetic testing to establish paternity.
(b) The bureau may not order genetic testing as provided under this section without a request from a local child support attorney where an order for child support is entered.
(c) The bureau shall recognize and enforce the authority of a state agency from another state to take any action as required under 42 U.S.C. 666(c).
(d) The bureau shall notify the appropriate circuit court clerk in any case where an action of the bureau results in income withholding or a change of payee of a child support order in a Title IV-D case.
(e) In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 654B(a)(3), the bureau shall provide a single address to which income withholding payments may be sent.