Sec. 18. (a) The attorney general shall, upon notification by the superintendent of the home through the state health commissioner, bring suit in the name of the state of Indiana on behalf of the superintendent of the home against the estate of a person failing to make payments as required in this chapter.
(b) If a judgment is obtained under this section, the judgment constitutes a lien against that part of the estate of a person as described in the complaint.
(c) The attorney general may bring suit against the parent or parents or legal guardian of a child for failure to comply with the maintenance agreement established or for failure to make an agreement. Suit may be brought for the amount due the state for the maintenance charges of the child. The court may order the payment of amounts due for maintenance charges for a period of time as the circumstances require. The order may be entered against any or all of the defendants and may be based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute to the payment of amounts representing maintenance charges. Orders for the payment of money may be enforced by attachment as in contempt proceedings against the persons of the defendants, and in addition as other judgments at law, and costs may be adjudged against and apportioned among the defendants.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.16.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 33. Special Institutions
Chapter 4. Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home
16-33-4-1. Armed Forces of the United States Defined
16-33-4-2. County of Residence of the Child Defined
16-33-4-4. Member of the Armed Forces Defined
16-33-4-7. Superintendent; Appointment; Qualifications
16-33-4-8. Superintendent; Powers and Duties
16-33-4-9. Education or Training of Children of Home; Requirements
16-33-4-10. Vocational School; Establishment and Maintenance on Grounds of Home; Financing
16-33-4-11. Admission of Children as Residents of Home; Requirements
16-33-4-12. Application for Admission to Home; Requisites
16-33-4-13. Care, Control, and Training of Children; Responsibilities
16-33-4-14. Placement of Child Upon Admission; Removal or Discharge of Child
16-33-4-15. Removal or Other Placement of Child; Approval
16-33-4-17. Maintenance Charges; Liability for Payment; Procedures
16-33-4-17.5. Reimbursement for Costs of Services Ordered by Juvenile Court; Nonresident Child
16-33-4-18. Maintenance Charges and Agreements; Enforcement
16-33-4-19. Maintenance of Home and Grounds; Cultivation of Connected Lands; Assistance of Children