Category: Divorce Statutes

R.S. §9:304 Judgment of Divorce (Waiting Periods)

§9:304.  Judgment of divorce; waiting periods; accrual of abandonment period A. (1) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the issuance of Executive Orders KBB 2005-32, 48, and 67 shall not affect the calculation of the one hundred eighty-day waiting period required by Civil Code Article 102, the six-month waiting period required by Civil [..]

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R.S. §9:304.1 Court Costs

§9:304.1.  Court costs; action to make child support executory A. An action to make past due child support executory may be filed by any plaintiff, who is unable to utilize the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title I of Book IX of the Code of Civil Procedure, without paying the costs of court in advance [..]

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R.S. §9:306 Seminar for Divorcing Parents

§9:306.  Seminar for divorcing parents A. Upon an affirmative showing that the facts and circumstances of the particular case before the court warrant such an order, a court exercising jurisdiction over family matters may require the parties in a custody or visitation proceeding to attend and complete a court-approved seminar designed to educate and inform [..]

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R.S. §9:307 Divorce or Separation from Bed & Board

§9:307.  Divorce or separation from bed and board in a covenant marriage; exclusive grounds A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and subsequent to the parties obtaining counseling, a spouse to a covenant marriage may obtain a judgment of divorce only upon proof of any of the following: (1) The other spouse has committed [..]

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R.S. §9:308 Separation from Bed & Board (procedure)

§9:308.  Separation from bed and board in covenant marriage; suit against spouse; jurisdiction, procedure, and incidental relief A. Unless judicially separated, spouses in a covenant marriage may not sue each other except for causes of action pertaining to contracts or arising out of the provisions of Book III, Title VI of the Civil Code; for [..]

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R.S. §9:309 Separation from Bed & Board

§9:309.  Separation from bed and board in a covenant marriage; effects A. (1) Separation from bed and board in a covenant marriage does not dissolve the bond of matrimony, since the separated husband and wife are not at liberty to marry again; but it puts an end to their conjugal cohabitation, and to the common concerns, [..]

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