Indiana Code - Family Law and Juvenile Law - Title 31, Section 31-18-2-7

Recognition of child support orders

Sec. 7. (a) If a proceeding is brought under this article and one (1)
or more child support orders have been issued in Indiana or another
state with regard to an obligor and a child, an Indiana tribunal shall
apply the following rules in determining which order to recognize for
purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction:
(1) If only one (1) tribunal has issued a child support order, the
order of that tribunal is controlling and must be recognized.
(2) If two (2) or more tribunals have issued child support orders
for the same obligor and child, and only one (1) of the tribunals
has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in accordance with this
article, the order of that tribunal is controlling and must be
recognized.
(3) If two (2) or more tribunals have issued child support orders
for the same obligor and child, and more than one (1) of the
tribunals has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in accordance
with this article, an order issued by a tribunal in the current
home state of the child must be recognized. However, if an
order has not been issued in the current home state of the child,
the order most recently issued must be recognized.
(4) If two (2) or more tribunals have issued child support orders
for the same obligor and child, and none of the tribunals has
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in accordance with this
article, the Indiana tribunal shall issue a child support order that
is controlling and must be recognized.
(b) The tribunal that has issued an order recognized under
subsection (a) is the tribunal having continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction.
(c) If two (2) or more child support orders have been issued for
the same obligor and child and if the obligor or the individual obligee
resides in Indiana, a party may request an Indiana tribunal to
determine which order controls and must be recognized under
subsection (a). The request must be accompanied by a certified copy
of all support orders in effect. Each party whose rights may be
affected by a determination of the controlling order must be given
notice of the request for that determination.

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.213-1999,
SEC.18.

Last modified: May 24, 2006