Category: Child Support Statutes

R.S. §9:315.21 Retroactivity of Child Support Judgment

§9:315.21.  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 judgment that initially awards or denies final child support is effective [..]

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R.S. §9:315.24 Child Support Enforcement

§9:315.24.  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 lawful means provided by law, including the use of a revocatory or oblique action [..]

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R.S. §9:315.26 Collection of Past Due Child Support

§9:315.26.  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 support.  The party shall comply with [..]

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R.S. §9:315.30 Family Financial Responsibility

§9:315.30.  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 support payments can have a substantial impact on child poverty and state welfare [..]

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R.S. §9:315.31 Definitions

§9:315.31.  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 is no more than ninety days in arrears in making payments [..]

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R.S. §9:315.32 Order of Suspension of License

§9:315.32.  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, for contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of support, or a criminal neglect of family proceeding, the court on its own motion or upon motion [..]

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R.S. §9:315.33 Suspension of License

§9:315.33.  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 court or  the attorney representing the obligee, the board shall [..]

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