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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 5.1 of this chapter and subject to the adjustment described in subsection (b), the following apply to the payment made under this chapter:
(1) The total payment made for a dependent child, other than for medical expenses, or a woman described in IC 12-14-1-1(f), for a calendar month may not exceed two hundred forty-eight dollars ($248).
(2) The total payment made to the person essential to the well-being of the dependent child, other than for medical expenses, for a calendar month may not exceed two hundred forty-eight dollars ($248).
(3) The total payment made to one (1) dependent child and to the person essential to the well-being of the dependent child, other than for medical expenses, for a calendar month may not exceed four hundred nine dollars ($409).
(4) If there is more than one (1) dependent child in the same home, the total payment made, other than for medical expenses, for a calendar month may not exceed one hundred four dollars ($104) for each additional child and, if the second parent of the child is incapacitated and is living in the home, the payment made may not exceed one hundred four dollars ($104) for the benefit of the incapacitated parent.
(b) The office of the secretary shall calculate and report to the legislative council, by December 1 of every even-numbered year, the amounts that would result if the amounts described under this section were adjusted each year using the Social Security cost of living adjustment rate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-14-2-5 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-12-human-services/in-code-sect-12-14-2-5/
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