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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.20 Worksheets
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§315.20. Worksheets Obligation Worksheet A (The worksheet for calculation of the total support obligation under R.S. 9:315.8 and 315.10) Court _________________________ Case Number ___________________ ______________________________ Petitioner Parish ___________________ Louisiana …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.21 Retroactivity of child support judgment
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§315.21. Retroactivity of child support judgment A. Except for good cause shown, a judgment awarding, modifying, or revoking an interim child support allowance shall be retroactive to the date of judicial demand, but in no case prior to the date of judicial demand. B.(1) A judgme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.22 Termination of child support upon majority or emancipation; exceptions
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§315.22. Termination of child support upon majority or emancipation; exceptions A. When there is a child support award in a specific amount per child, the award for each child shall terminate automatically without any action by the obligor upon each child's attaining the age of m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.22.1 Support for disabled children
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§315.22.1. Support for disabled children A. In accordance with the child support guidelines contained in this Part, an award of child support continues or shall be set with respect to any unmarried child who, whether institutionalized or not, is incapable of self-support and requ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.23 Suspension or modification of child support obligation; secreting of child
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§315.23. Suspension or modification of child support obligation; secreting of child If one joint custodial parent or his agent is intentionally secreting a child with the intent to preclude the other joint custodial parent from knowing the whereabouts of the child sufficiently to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.24 Child support enforcement; revocatory and oblique actions
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§315.24. Child support enforcement; revocatory and oblique actions A. A party to whom child support is owed, including the Department of Children and Family Services when rendering child support enforcement services, may seek enforcement of a child support obligation by any lawfu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.25 Consideration of custody or visitation matters
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§315.25. Consideration of custody or visitation matters In any proceeding for child support, either party may raise any issue relating to custody of the child, or visitation with the child, or both, and the court may hear and determine that issue if all parties consent. The custo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.26 Collection of past due child support
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§315.26. Collection of past due child support A. In addition to any other legal remedies provided by law, any party may seek the collection of past due child support from federal tax refunds by sending notice to the federal secretary of the treasury that a person owes past due su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.27 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§315.27. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 339, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.3 Child care costs; addition to basic obligation
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§315.3. Child care costs; addition to basic obligation A. Net child care costs shall be added to the basic child support obligation. The net child care costs are determined by applying the Federal Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses provided in Internal Revenue Form 2441…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.30 Family financial responsibility; purpose
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§315.30. Family financial responsibility; purpose The legislature finds and declares that child support is a basic legal right of the state's parents and children, that mothers and fathers have a legal obligation to provide financial support for their children, and that child sup…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.31 Definitions
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§315.31. Definitions As used in this Subpart: (1) "Board" means any agency, board, commission, or office, public or private, that issues any license for activity specified in Paragraph (6) of this Section. (2) "Compliance with an order of support" means that the support obligor i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.32 Order of suspension of license; noncompliance with support order; contempt of
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§315.32. Order of suspension of license; noncompliance with support order; contempt of court A.(1)(a) In or ancillary to any action to make past-due child support executory, in an action for contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of support, or in a criminal neglec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.33 Suspension of license; notice of suspension from licensing board; temporary license
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§315.33. Suspension of license; notice of suspension from licensing board; temporary license A. Within thirty days of receipt of a certified order of suspension of license for noncompliance with an order of support or contempt of court, sent by first class mail from either the co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.34 Subsequent compliance; order of compliance; order of partial compliance
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§315.34. Subsequent compliance; order of compliance; order of partial compliance A.(1) An obligor is in subsequent compliance with an order of support when all of the following occur: (a) The obligor is up to date with current child support payments. (b) All past-due support has …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.35 Reissuance of license
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§315.35. Reissuance of license A. A board shall issue, reissue, renew, or otherwise extend an obligor's or other individual's license in accordance with the board's rules upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of compliance from the court. B. After receipt of an order of co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.36 Suspension of license; pattern of nonpayment
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§315.36. Suspension of license; pattern of nonpayment Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this Subpart, the court on its own motion or upon motion of an obligee or the department shall issue an order of suspension of a license or licenses of any obligor upon p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.4 Health insurance premiums; addition to basic obligation
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§315.4. Health insurance premiums; addition to basic obligation A. In any child support case, the court may order one of the parties to enroll or maintain an insurable child in a health benefits plan, policy, or program. In determining which party should be required to enroll the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.40 Definitions
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§315.40. Definitions As used in this Subpart: NOTE: Paragraph (1) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477. (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the child support enforcement section, office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Servi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.41 Notice of child support delinquency; suspension of license
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§315.41. Notice of child support delinquency; suspension of license A. The department may send by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice of child support delinquency to an obligor who is not in compliance with an order of support informing the obligor of the departmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.42 Objection to suspension of license
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§315.42. Objection to suspension of license A. Within twenty days after receipt of the notice of child support delinquency, the obligor may file a written objection with the department requesting an administrative hearing to determine whether the obligor is in compliance with an …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.43 Administrative hearing
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§315.43. Administrative hearing Upon receipt of a timely written objection, the department shall conduct an administrative hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such hearing may be conducted telephonically or by means of any other such electronic media. The…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.44 Certification of noncompliance
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§315.44. Certification of noncompliance A. The department may certify to the licensing authority that a licensee is not in compliance with an order of support in the event of any of the following: (1) The obligor has not timely filed an objection to the notice of child support de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.45 Suspension of license; notice of suspension from licensing authority
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§315.45. Suspension of license; notice of suspension from licensing authority A. Within thirty days after receipt of a certification of noncompliance from the department, the licensing authority shall suspend the license of all licensees named therein and notify each licensee tha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.46 Subsequent compliance with support order; compliance and partial compliance
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§315.46. Subsequent compliance with support order; compliance and partial compliance releases A. An obligor is in subsequent compliance with an order of support when all of the following occur: (1) The obligor is up to date with current child support payments. (2) All past-due su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.47 Reissuance of license
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§315.47. Reissuance of license The licensing authority shall issue, reissue, renew, or otherwise extend an obligor's license, in accordance with any applicable reinstatement fees or applicable rules, upon receipt of a certified copy of a compliance or partial compliance release f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.48 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§315.48. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 612, §3, eff. June 22, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.5 Extraordinary medical expenses; addition to basic obligation
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§315.5. Extraordinary medical expenses; addition to basic obligation By agreement of the parties or order of the court, extraordinary medical expenses incurred on behalf of the child shall be added to the basic child support obligation. Extraordinary medical expenses are unreimbu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.6 Other extraordinary expenses; addition to basic obligation
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§315.6. Other extraordinary expenses; addition to basic obligation By agreement of the parties or order of the court, the following expenses incurred on behalf of the child may be added to the basic child support obligation: (1) Expenses of tuition, registration, books, and suppl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.7 Deductions for income of the child
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§315.7. Deductions for income of the child A. Income of the child that can be used to reduce the basic needs of the child may be considered as a deduction from the basic child support obligation. B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to income earned by a child while …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.8 Calculation of total child support obligation; worksheet
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§315.8. Calculation of total child support obligation; worksheet A. The total child support obligation shall be determined by adding together the basic child support obligation amount, the net child care costs, the cost of health insurance premiums, extraordinary medical expenses…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:315.9 Effect of shared custodial arrangement
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§315.9. Effect of shared custodial arrangement A.(1) "Shared custody" means that each parent has physical custody of the child for an approximately equal amount of time. (2) If there is a joint custody order or joint plan for implementation providing for shared custody, or if the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3150 Exclusiveness
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§3150. Exclusiveness This Chapter provides the exclusive remedies, warranties, and peremptive periods as between builder and owner relative to home construction and no other provisions of law relative to warranties and redhibitory vices and defects shall apply. Nothing herein sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3151 Sale by auction, definition
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§3151. Sale by auction, definition The sale by auction is that which takes place when the thing is offered publicly to be sold to whoever will give the highest price. Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3152 Voluntary or forced sale
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§3152. Voluntary or forced sale This sale is either voluntary or forced: voluntary when the owner himself offers his property for sale in this manner; forced, when the law prescribes this mode of sale for certain property, such as that of minors. Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 84…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3153 Auction sale by officers of justice
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§3153. Auction sale by officers of justice The sale by auction, as it is made by officers of justice, is treated of separately, under the chapter on judicial sales. Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3154 General rules governing sales by auction
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§3154. General rules governing sales by auction The sale by auction, whether made at the will of the seller, or by direction of the law, is subjected to the rules hereafter mentioned. Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3155 Sale through public officer
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§3155. Sale through public officer It can not be made directly by the seller himself, but must be made through the ministry of a public officer, appointed for that purpose. Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3156 Announcement of conditions of sale and demand for bids
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§3156. Announcement of conditions of sale and demand for bids. This officer, after having received in writing, from the seller, the conditions of the sale, must proclaim them, in a loud and audible voice,* and afterwards propose that a bid shall be made for the property thus offe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3157 Adjudication to highest bidder
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§3157. Adjudication to highest bidder When the highest price offered has been cried long enough to make it probable that no higher will be offered, he who has made the offer is publicly declared to be the purchaser, and the thing sold is adjudicated to him. Redesignated by Acts 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3158 Adjudication as completion of sale
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§3158. Adjudication as completion of sale This adjudication is the completion of the sale; the purchaser becomes the owner of the article adjudged, and the contract is, from that time, subjected to the same rules which govern the ordinary contract of sale. Redesignated by Acts 19…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3159 Payment of price before delivery
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§3159. Payment of price before delivery If the adjudication be made on condition that the price shall be paid in cash, the auctioneer may require the price immediately, before delivering possession of the thing sold. Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3160 Sale of immovable, retention of price until execution of act
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§3160. Sale of immovable, retention of price until execution of act If the object adjudged is an immovable for which the law requires that the act of sale shall be passed in writing, the purchaser may retain the price, and the seller the possession of the thing, until the act be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3161 Resale for non-compliance with bid; adjudicatee's liability for deficiency
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§3161. Resale for non-compliance with bid; adjudicatee's liability for deficiency In all cases of sale by auction, whether of movables or immovables, if the person to whom adjudication is made, does not pay the price at the time required, agreeably to the two preceding articles, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3162 Resale, bid by first adjudicatee prohibited
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§3162. Resale, bid by first adjudicatee prohibited At this second crying, the first purchaser can not be allowed to bid, either directly or through the intervention of another person. Resignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3163 Rejection of indorser of purchase price notes, effect on adjudication
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§3163. Rejection of indorser of purchase price notes, effect on adjudication When a thing is exposed to public sale, with notice that the buyer shall give indorsed notes for the price, he is bound, immediately after the sale, if required, to acquaint the auctioneer or the seller …
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3164 Liability of seller refusing to accept solvent indorser
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§3164. Liability of seller refusing to accept solvent indorser The refusal by the seller to receive the indorser whom the purchaser offers, renders him responsible in damages to the latter, if it be proved that the indorser proposed is good and solvent. Redesignated by Acts 1993,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3165 Liability for unauthorized bidding in name of another
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§3165. Liability for unauthorized bidding in name of another The adjudication can only be made to a bidder present, or properly represented. The person who bids in the name of another, without sufficient authority to bind him, is considered as having bought on his own account, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3166 Kinds of judicial sales
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§3166. Kinds of judicial sales Sales which are made by authority of law are of two kinds: 1. Those which take place when the property of a debtor has been seized by order of a court, to be sold for the purpose of paying the creditor. 2. Those which are ordered in matters of succe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3167 General rules for judicial sales
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§3167. General rules for judicial sales Judicial sales are subject to the rules laid down above for public sales in general, in all such things as are not contrary to the formalities expressly prescribed for such sales, and with the modifications contained hereafter. Redesignated…