Indiana HB1420 allows courts to assign or garnish public employee pension benefits in divorce cases.

HB1420 amends the Indiana Code to permit courts to order the assignment or garnishment of monthly pension benefits for public employees in divorce cases. This applies when a member is a party to a dissolution of marriage action. The board must pay the ordered amounts to the specified parties in the divorce decree. This provision becomes effective July 1, 2026.

Indiana HB1420 allows courts to assign or garnish public employee pension benefits in divorce cases.

HB1420 amends the Indiana Code to permit courts to order the assignment or garnishment of monthly pension benefits for public employees in divorce cases. This applies when a member is a party to a dissolution of marriage action. The board must pay the ordered amounts to the specified parties in the divorce decree. This provision becomes effective July 1, 2026.