La. Ch. Code art. 1306.13
This is the official text of La. Ch. Code art. 1306.13, part of Louisiana’s Children's Code — governs child custody, child protection, and juvenile justice in Louisiana.
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Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
Official statutory text
A. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.
B. A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this Article shall apply the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, this Section, and the procedural and substantive laws of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 do not apply.
Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
B. A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this Article shall apply the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, this Section, and the procedural and substantive laws of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 do not apply.
Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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