Use of child support exclusively for child's benefit; Title IV-D
disbursements and fees
Sec. 3. (a) Any person or agency named in section 1 or 2 of this
chapter is entitled to receive the child support payments from the
clerk of the circuit court or the person obligated to make the
payments. The payments shall be used solely for the benefit of the
child entitled to receive the payments.
(b) If the payment has been assigned to the state agency
administering Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 651 through 669), the payments shall be disbursed in
accordance with federal regulations governing the Title IV-D
program. The court may allow the agency to receive a reasonable fee
for services provided under this chapter. The agency shall make
financial reports in connection with such services at the time and in
the manner that is prescribed by the court or required by law.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 24, 2006