Category: Child Support Statutes

Art. 141 Child Support (Authority of Court)

Art. 141.  Child support; authority of court In a proceeding for divorce or thereafter, the court may order either or both of the parents to provide an interim allowance or final support for a child based on the needs of the child and the ability of the parents to provide support. The court may award [..]

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Art. 185 Presumption of Paternity of Husband

Art. 185.  Presumption of paternity of husband The husband of the mother is presumed to be the father of a child born during the marriage or within three hundred days from the date of the termination of the marriage. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 430, §1; Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; [..]

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Art. 187 Disavowal Action (Proof)

Art. 187.  Disavowal action; proof The husband may disavow paternity of the child by clear and convincing evidence that he is not the father.  The testimony of the husband shall be corroborated by other evidence. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 430, §1; Acts 1989, No. 790, §1; Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, [..]

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Art. 189 Time Limit for Disavowal by the Husband

Art. 189.  Time limit for disavowal by the husband The action for disavowal of paternity is subject to a liberative prescription of one year.  This prescription commences to run from the day the husband learns or should have learned of the birth of the child. Nevertheless, if the husband lived separate and apart from the [..]

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Art. 190 Time Limit for Disavowal by Heir or Legatee

Art. 190.  Time limit for disavowal by heir or legatee If the prescription has commenced to run and the husband dies before the prescription has accrued, his successor whose interest is adversely affected may institute an action for disavowal of paternity.  The action of the successor is subject to a liberative prescription of one year. [..]

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Art. 192 Contestation Action (Proof)

Art. 192.  Contestation action; proof The mother shall prove by clear and convincing evidence both that her former husband is not the father and that her present husband is the father.  The testimony of the mother shall be corroborated by other evidence. Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.

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