Claims for compensation; assignment; creditor claims; child support income withholding

Ind. Code § 22-3-2-17
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Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no claims for compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 shall be assignable, and all compensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors. (b) Compensation awards under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 are subject to child support income withholding under IC 31-16-15 and other remedies available for the enforcement of a child support order. The maximum amount that may be withheld under this subsection is one-half (1/2) of the compensation award. Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.17. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.26; P.L.95-1988, SEC.2; P.L.1-1997, SEC.106; P.L.213-1999, SEC.7.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/22Fetched: 10/17/2026

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