FAQs - FAQs by Type

Child Support

• Are the records held by the IV-D Office public records?
• Can a third party call to request information or report changes for me?
• Do I have to let my child visit with the other parent?
• Does exercising regular visitation reflect on my child support order?
• How can I enforce my visitation rights?
• How can I find out if the absent parent on my case has made a payment?
• How can I get a DNA test?
• How is a parent submitted for an offset? Do I need to fill out or sign any papers to do this?
• How is paternity established legally?
• How long do I have to wait to receive money from an offset?
• I didn’t receive any money through the offset program. Why?
• I have information about a parent who is not paying his/her child support. How and where can I report this information?
• I have questions about the debit card account set up for receiving payments. Who do I call for information about this?
• I need a payment history for proof of income. Can you fax it to me or an agency?
• I suspect my child is being abused during the other parent’s visitation.
• I want to know what’s going on with my case. Why can’t I talk to my case manager now?
• I want to talk to the Deputy Prosecutor. What should I do?
• Isn’t the Deputy Prosecutor my attorney?
• My child’s father is living with me. He works and provides for us as a family. Why should I pursue paternity establishment?
• The other parent is very far behind in child support payments and isn’t making any effort to pay (or has never paid). What can be done about this?
• The other parent missed last week’s payment, what should I do?
• What are your office hours?
• What does the Deputy Prosecutor do?
• What is an offset?
• What is paternity?
• Where am I suppose to send my child support payments?
• Why can’t a third party get case information for me?
• Why can’t I speak directly to the Deputy Prosecutor when I call?
• Why can’t the Child Support Division give me any info about tax refund amounts posted to my case?
• Why do you ask for my social security number when I call for information on my case?
• Why do you ask for the names of both parents/parties when I call?
• Why should I establish paternity?

General Information

• Do you have an online searchable database for recorded deeds and other information?
• Does Greene County have building codes or require permits to build or remodel?
• Does the Recorder's Office Accept Documents Containing Blood or Other Bodily Fluids?
• How are the fees charged by the Recorder’s Office determined?
• How can I get a copy of the Greene County Recorder’s fee schedule?
• How do I add or delete a name to the deed to my property?
• How do I know if I must include the Social Security affirmation statement on my document?
• I need a copy of my birth certificate. Are birth certificates available in the Greene County Recorder’s Office, or somewhere else?
• I need to file a document with the Recorder’s Office. Do you provide templates or blank forms that I can fill out to prepare a lien, release, deed or other document?
• I received a solicitation by mail offering to sell me a copy of the deed to my home. Is this the only way I can obtain this record?
• I wish to dissolve an assumed business name I previously filed with the Recorder’s Office. How do I go about doing that?
• I've paid off my mortgage. When do I receive my deed in the mail?
• If I have a question about whether or not I have prepared a document correctly, will you evaluate it for me before I submit it for recording?
• My credit report shows an Indiana Department of Revenue tax lien on my record. It says this report is on file in the Recorder's Office? How can I get a copy?
• What is the role of the Recorder’s Office in starting a business?
• What types of payment does the Recorder’s Office accept?
• Where is the Greene County Recorder’s Office located?
• Why won’t the Recorder’s Office perform lien searches?