Track Indiana’s Current Child Support Rules and Limited Maintenance Framework
Indiana’s current support workflow runs through the updated 2024 rules, the official online worksheet, and DCS county-office processes. Use this hub to branch into the right Indiana page instead of relying on older pre-2024 summaries.
Indiana Child Support Worksheet Guide
Prepare inputs for the current Indiana online calculator, forms, and parenting-time credit workflow.
Open pageIndiana Spousal Maintenance Guide
Review the three narrow maintenance categories under Indiana Code § 31-15-7-2.
Open pageIndiana Family Law Guide
Get the current support overview, DCS process map, and age-19 termination checkpoints.
Open pageCurrent Indiana checkpoints
May 14, 2024: Indiana’s current Child Support Rules and Guidelines became effective.
January 1, 2024: Indiana courts separately flagged a change to uninsured health-care expense procedures as part of the broader guideline refresh.
May and June 2026 maintenance dates: the official calculator and DCS support pages now carry fresh 2026 maintenance timestamps, so Indiana is a good candidate for current-state content.
Build Your Indiana Support Workflow
Move from broad Indiana research into the right calculator or supporting explainer.
Indiana support highlights
Updated Effective May 14, 2024
Indiana’s current Child Support Rules and Guidelines were updated effective May 14, 2024.
Current Online Worksheet Tools
Indiana courts still direct both parents and practitioners to the live online calculator and downloadable forms.
January 1, 2024 Health-Care Procedure Change
Indiana courts flagged a 2024 change to uninsured health-care expense procedures alongside the updated support schedule.
Support Usually Ends at 19
Indiana DCS explains that current support generally terminates at age 19, subject to court-recognized exceptions.
No Broad Alimony Formula
Indiana maintenance remains limited to incapacity, caregiver, and rehabilitative scenarios rather than a general numeric formula.
County Office Workflow Still Matters
Enrollment, paternity, enforcement, and local office coordination still run through Indiana DCS and county prosecutor relationships.
Frequently asked questions
What are the main current Indiana child support dates?
Indiana’s Child Support Rules and Guidelines were updated effective May 14, 2024, and the courts separately flagged January 1, 2024 changes to uninsured health-care expense procedures.
Does Indiana have an official child support calculator?
Yes. Indiana courts provide an official online calculator for parents and practitioners, plus current CSOW, PTCW, and schedule downloads.
Does Indiana use a formula for spousal support?
Not in the broad way people expect from other states. Indiana allows maintenance only in specific statutory situations and does not use a general statewide formula.
Authoritative Indiana resources
- Indiana Judicial Branch Child Support Calculator
- Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines
- Indiana Court Forms and Support Schedules
- Indiana DCS Enroll for Child Support Services
- Indiana DCS Local Child Support Offices
- Indiana Code Title 31