Category: Child Support Statutes

R.S. §9:315.12 Second Jobs and Overtime

§9:315.12.  Second jobs and overtime The court may consider the interests of a subsequent family as a defense in an action to modify an existing child support order when the obligor has taken a second job or works overtime to provide for a subsequent family.  However, the obligor bears the burden of proof in establishing [..]

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R.S. §9:315.14 Mandatory Minimum Child Support Award

§9:315.14.  Mandatory minimum child support award In no event shall the court set an award of child support less than one hundred dollars, except in cases involving shared or split custody as provided in R.S. 9:315.9 and 315.10.  In cases when the obligor has a medically documented disability that limits his ability to meet the [..]

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R.S. §9:315.16 Review of Guidelines

§9:315.16.  Review of guidelines A. The guidelines set forth in this Part shall be reviewed by the legislature not less than once every four years.  A review of the guidelines shall take place in 2012 and every four years thereafter, and it shall be the responsibility of the office of children and family services, child [..]

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R.S. §9:315.18 Schedule Information

§9:315.18.  Schedule; information A. The amounts set forth in the schedule in R.S. 9:315.19 presume that the custodial or domiciliary party has the right to claim the federal and state tax dependency deductions and any earned income credit.  However, the claiming of dependents for federal and state income tax purposes shall be as provided in [..]

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R.S. §9:315.19 Schedule for Support

§9:315.19. Schedule for support The schedule of support to be used for determining the basic child support obligation is as follows:               Combined Adjusted Monthly Gross Income One Child Two Children (Total) Three Children (Total) Four Children (Total) Five Children (Total) Six Children (Total) 0-600.00 100 100 100 100 [..]

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R.S. §9:315.20 Worksheet B

§9:315.20 Worksheet B Obligation Worksheet B (The worksheet for calculation of the total child support obligation under R.S. 9:315.9) Court ______________________  Parish _____________, Louisiana   Case Number ___________ Div/CtRm _________________   ______________________ ______________________ Petitioner Respondent   Children & Dates of Birth                               Children & Dates of Birth ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________         [..]

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R.S. §9:315.20 Worksheet A

§9:315.20 Worksheet A   Obligation Worksheet A (The worksheet for calculation of the total support obligation under R.S. 9:315.8 and 315:10)   Court ___________     Parish ___________, Louisiana Case Number __________   Div/CtRm ___________ ______________________ ______________________ Petitioner Respondent   Children & Dates of Birth   Children & Dates of Birth ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ [..]

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