Ind. Code § 31-17-7-1

Costs and attorney's fees; order for direct payment to attorney

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Haley v. Haley (2002)

Most recently applied in Ryan A. Benefiel v. Junko M. Stalker (February 2019)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9

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Sec. 1. (a) The court periodically may order a party to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending any proceeding under IC 31-17-2, IC 31-17-4, IC 31-17-6, or this chapter and for attorney's fees and mediation services, 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.

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