Child custody and support in Indiana
For divorcing parents in Indiana: the legal term for custody, the parenting class, the official support calculator and the child support agency.
Checked against official sources: Oct 24, 2026
In short
In Indiana, custody is called “custody and parenting time (Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines)”. Parenting class: No statewide requirement was confirmed; many counties require a co-parenting class in divorces with children. Indiana publishes an official child support calculator or guidelines.
- Custody term
- Custody and parenting time (Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines)
- Parenting class
- Not statewide; some courts
- Child support calculator
- Official child support calculator or guidelines
- Child support agency
- Indiana Department of Child Services, Child Support Bureau
Custody terms in Indiana
Custody and parenting time (Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines)
Parenting class in Indiana
- No statewide requirement was confirmed; many counties require a co-parenting class in divorces with children.
- Check your local court rules.
Child support in Indiana
Child support follows Indiana's guidelines. Estimate it with the official calculator, and contact the state's child support agency for help setting up or collecting it.
Children in a Indiana divorce: what the process includes
Custody
The court's orders use Indiana's term for custody: custody and parenting time (Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines).
Parenting class
Take the parenting class described above if Indiana requires it in your case.
Child support
Estimate it first: the official calculator
The child support agency
For help setting up or collecting support, contact the state's child support agency.
Questions about custody and child support in Indiana
What is child custody called in Indiana?
Indiana uses the term “custody and parenting time (Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines)”.
Do parents have to take a class in a Indiana divorce?
No statewide requirement was confirmed; many counties require a co-parenting class in divorces with children. Check your local court rules.
Is there an official child support calculator for Indiana?
Yes. Indiana's official calculator or guidelines: the official calculator
Which agency handles child support in Indiana?
More about divorce in Indiana
- All Indiana divorce laws
- Uncontested divorce in Indiana
- Indiana divorce forms and filing fees
- Alimony in Indiana
- Divorce timeline estimator for Indiana
- Divorce checklist for Indiana
- How to file for divorce without a lawyer
- Served with divorce papers: what to do