Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the fees required under IC 33-37-4-4, if a county meets the requirements of this chapter, the clerk of the court shall collect from the party filing a petition for legal separation, paternity, or dissolution of marriage under IC 31 an alternative dispute resolution fee of twenty dollars ($20). (b) […]
Sec. 2. (a) In each county participating in the program under this chapter, there is established an alternative dispute resolution fund for each of the following: (1) The circuit court. (2) The superior court. (3) The probate court established by IC 33-31-1. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if more than one (1) court exercises jurisdiction over […]
Sec. 3. (a) A county desiring to participate in the program under this chapter must: (1) develop a plan to carry out the purposes of section 2 of this chapter that is approved by a majority of the judges in the county exercising jurisdiction over domestic relations and paternity cases; and (2) submit the plan […]
Sec. 4. A county that participates in the program under this chapter shall submit a report to the judicial conference of Indiana not later than December 31 of each year summarizing the results of the program. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-13-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
