Child support considered priority claim
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Indiana Code › Title 31 › Article 16 › Chapter 6 › Section 31-16-6-7.8
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Sec. 7.8. Child support that:
(1) the parent was obligated to pay; and
(2) has not been paid at the time of the parent's death;
constitutes a priority claim against the estate.
As added by P.L.207-2013, SEC.47.
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