On May 10, Governor Mike Pence signed into law House Enrolled Act 1084, which assesses a $50.00 filing fee on all mortgage foreclosure cases filed with Indiana trial courts. This fee was previously collected in all foreclosure actions filed between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. Since January 2010, a portion of this fee has been used to fund the Mortgage Foreclosure Trial Court Assistance Project (MFTCAP). The … [Read more...] about $50 Filing Fee on Mortgage Foreclosure Actions Reinstated
Management Memo
Keeping Current on Title IV-D Information
The Division of State Court Administration (Division) has received inquiries from clerks, lawyers and litigants about access to court records that arise out of cases involving Title IV-D child support issues. After doing some “investigative” work, we learned that a 2002 memorandum issued by the Division regarding the confidentiality of Title IV-D agency records may be the source of the confusion. Based on this 2002 me … [Read more...] about Keeping Current on Title IV-D Information
Facsimile Transmittal Fee Facts
Can a court or clerk assess a fee for sending a document via facsimile? Several times each year the Division is asked whether a clerk or court can assess a fee for sending a document via facsimile. There is a statute that authorizes a public agency, which includes the judicial branch according to I.C. 4-13-1-1, to collect a facsimile fee provided it is authorized by a statute or court order. See I.C. 5-14-3-8(f). … [Read more...] about Facsimile Transmittal Fee Facts
Adult Guardianship, Mortgage Foreclosure, New Administrative Manual Chapters
Case Type Designation: The New Uniform Adult Guardianship Act Effective July 1, 2011, the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA) became law in Indiana. Under the UAGPPJA, if an out-of-state court requests assistance in a guardianship or protective proceeding, an Indiana court has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request. The assistance may range from … [Read more...] about Adult Guardianship, Mortgage Foreclosure, New Administrative Manual Chapters