• Indiana law requires parents financially support their children.child image by Byron Moore from Fotolia.com
  
  Grant County is home to several cities, towns and townships in Indiana, including Marion, Fairmount and Point Isabel. It is also borders nine other counties in the state. Family law issues, such as child support laws, are set by state law and do not vary from county to county. Thus, Indiana's state child support laws apply to cases in Grant County.
  
  

Income Shares Model

• Indiana courts, including courts in Grant County, use the Income Shares Model for determining the appropriate amount a noncustodial parent should pay in child support each month. The Income Shares Model operates on the premise that a child should receive the same proportion of his parent's income as would have been provided to the child had the parents not divorced or separated. To determine a monthly support payment, the gross income of both parents is calculated. Standard, formulated guidelines are then applied to determine total support. That amount is proportionately based on what each parent makes. Indiana laws require noncustodial parents to pay monthly support to the custodial parent.
  
  

Exceptions

• The amount of monthly support can be adjusted at the court's discretion in special circumstances. Fault of the parties is not considered when determining an appropriate value, but the financial resources of the custodial parent, the standard of living the child is accustomed to, is. The court may also adjust the court-ordered amount if the child has extraordinary medical or educational expenses.
  
  

Other Laws

• Indiana law also requires all noncustodial parents to obtain an account at a financial institution. Exceptions ot this would apply if the court finds a good reason why the parent should not get a financial account or the noncustodial parent files an objection to the requirement before the child support is ordered.