CHC 1303.1 - Proceedings under chapter - Louisiana Statutes

Section 3. Civil Provisions of General Application

Art. 1303.1. Proceedings under Chapter

A. Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, this Section applies to all proceedings under this Chapter.

B. This Chapter provides for the following proceedings:

(1) Establishment of an order for spousal support or child support pursuant to Section 4 of this Chapter.

(2) Enforcement of a support order and income-withholding order of another state without registration pursuant to Section 5 of this Chapter.

(3) Registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another state for enforcement pursuant to Section 7 of this Chapter.

(4) Modification of an order for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this state pursuant to Subsection B of Section 2 of this Chapter.

(5) Registration of an order for child support for another state for modification pursuant to Section 6 of this Chapter.

(6) Determination of parentage pursuant to Section 7 of this Chapter.

(7) Assertion of jurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to Subsection A of Section 2 of this Chapter.

C. An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this Chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.