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Art. 123 Effect of Remarriage or Death

Art. 123.  Form of award; effect of remarriage or death The sum awarded for contributions made to the education or training of a spouse may be a sum certain payable in installments. The award shall not terminate upon the remarriage or death of either party. Acts 1990, No. 1008, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

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Art. 3497.1 Actions for Arrearages of Educational Contributions

Art. 3497.1.  Actions for arrearages of spousal support or of installment payments for contributions made to a spouse’s education or training An action to make executory arrearages of spousal support or installment payments awarded for contributions made by one spouse to the education or training of the other spouse is subject to a liberative prescription [..]

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R.S. §292 Surname of Married Person

§292.  Surname of married person Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a woman, at her option, may use her maiden name, her present spouse’s name, or a hyphenated combination thereof.  If widowed, divorced, or remarried, a woman may use her maiden name, the surname of her deceased or former spouse, the surname of her [..]

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R.S. §310 Retroactivity of Support

310.  Retroactivity of spousal support order A. An order for spousal support shall be retroactive to the filing date of the petition for spousal support granted in the order. B. Any support of any kind provided by the judgment debtor from the date the petition for support is filed to the date the support order [..]

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