Ind. Code § 31-14-18-2

Costs of maintaining action and attorney's fees

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Froelich v. Clark (2001)

Most recently applied in In re the Paternity of: S.A.M. (Child), M.M. v. M.H., S.B. (October 2017)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6

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Sec. 2. (a) The court may order a party to pay:

(1) a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining an action under this article; and

(2) a reasonable amount for attorney's fees, including amounts for legal services provided and costs incurred, before the commencement of the proceedings or after entry of judgment.

(b) The court may order the amount to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's name.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, neither costs nor attorney's fees may be taxed against an agency or the agency's agents that is authorized to maintain proceedings under this article by Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669) and IC 31-25-4-17.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.