La. Civ. Code art. 115

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 115, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.

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Extinguishment of support obligation

Official statutory text

The obligation of interim spousal support or final periodic support is extinguished upon the remarriage of the obligee, the death of either party, or a judicial determination that the obligee has cohabited with another person of either sex in the manner of married persons.

Acts 1997, No. 1078, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2018, No. 265, §1.

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