Category: Child Support Statutes

R.S. §9:315.2 Calculation of Basic Child Support

§9:315.2.  Calculation of basic child support obligation A. Each party shall provide to the court a verified income statement showing gross income and adjusted gross income, together with documentation of current and past earnings.  Spouses of the parties shall also provide any relevant information with regard to the source of payments of household expenses upon [..]

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R.S. §9:315.5 Extraordinary Medical Expenses (Addition to Basic Obligation)

§9:315.5.  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 unreimbursed medical expenses which exceed two hundred fifty dollars per child per calendar year. Acts [..]

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R.S. §9:315.7 Deductions for Income of the Child

§9:315.7.  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 a full-time student, [..]

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R.S. §9:315.8 Calculation of Total Child Support Obligation

§9:315.8.  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, and other extraordinary expenses. B. A deduction, if any, for income of the child shall [..]

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R.S. §9:315.9 Effect of Shared Custodial Agreement

§9:315.9.  Effect of shared custodial arrangement A. (1) “Shared custody” means a joint custody order in which each parent has physical custody of the child for an approximately equal amount of time. (2) If the joint custody order provides for shared custody, the basic child support obligation shall first be multiplied by one and one-half and [..]

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R.S. §9:315.10 Effect of Split Custodial Agreement

§9:315.10.  Effect of split custodial arrangement A. (1) “Split custody” means that each party is the sole custodial or domiciliary parent of at least one child to whom support is due. (2) If the custody order provides for split custody, each parent shall compute a total child support obligation for the child or children in the [..]

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R.S. §9:315.11 Voluntarily Unemployed or Underemployed

§9:315.11.  Voluntarily unemployed or underemployed party A. If a party is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, child support shall be calculated based on a determination of income earning potential, unless the party is physically or mentally incapacitated, or is caring for a child of the parties under the age of five years.  In determining the party’s [..]

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