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The Domestic Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of Indiana is accepting comments on proposed changes to Indiana’s Child Support Rules and Guidelines.
The proposed changes address nine issues, according to the Indiana Supreme Court:
- A revised weekly schedule for child support based on more recent economic data.
- Removal of uninsured health care payments from the weekly schedule for child support.
- Amendment of the low-income adjustment to account for income of both parents.
- Simplification of uninsured and unreimbursed health care expenses.
- New language permitting calculation of the parenting time credit when a parent spends a different amount of overnights with each child.
- Updated child support obligation worksheet to reflect guideline revisions.
- Emphasis on giving the rationale for any deviation from the presumptive child support guideline amount, even when parents agree.
- Clarification of split custody and child support calculations.
- Updated language on payment of birth and postpartum expenses in paternity cases.
The proposed changes are explained in three documents: the Child Support Rules and Guidelines, the worksheet and the guidelines for weekly support payments.
Feedback is due by noon on June 30. Comments can be submitted online or mailed to the Indiana Office of Court Services, c/o Domestic Relations Committee, 251 N. Illinois St., Suite 800, Indianapolis, 46204.
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