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LA Chil Code art. 1306.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.4. Choice of law

  A. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph D, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs:  (1) The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order;  (2) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and  (3) The existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.  B. In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of this state or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.  C. A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this state.  D. After a tribunal of this state or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of this state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future support, and on consolidated arrears.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.5. Notice of registration of order

  A. When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.  B. The notice must inform the nonregistering party:  (1) That a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;  (2) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after notice unless the registered order is under Article 1307.7;  (3) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and  (4) Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.  C. If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:  (1) Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;  (2) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;  (3) State that the procedures provided in Paragraph B of this Article apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and  (4) State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.  D. Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to the income-withholding law of this state.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.6. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order

  A. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by Article 1306.5. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to Article 1306.7.  B. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.  C. If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.7. Contest of registration or enforcement

  A. A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:  (1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party.  (2) The order was obtained by fraud.  (3) The order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order.  (4) The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal.  (5) There is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought.  (6) Full or partial payment has been made.  (7) The statute of limitation under Article 1306.4 precludes enforcement of some or all of the arrearages.  (8) The alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.  B. If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under Paragraph A of this Article a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this state.  C. If the contesting party does not establish a defense under Paragraph A of this Article to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.8. Confirmed order

  Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.9. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification

  A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in Articles 1306.1 through 1306.8 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.10. Effect of registration for modification

  A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered order may be modified only if the requirements of Article 1306.11 or 1306.13 have been met.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.11. Modification of child support order of another state

  A. If Article 1306.13 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that:  (1) The following requirements are met:  (a) Neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state.  (b) A petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and  (c) The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state; or  (2) This state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state, and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.  B. Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.  C. A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under Article 1302.7 establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.  D. In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state.  E. On issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child support order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.  F. Notwithstanding Paragraphs A through E of this Article and Article 1302.1(B), a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if:  (1) One party resides in another state; and  (2) The other party resides outside the United States.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.12. Recognition of order modified in another state

  If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:  (1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;  (2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and  (3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.13. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state

  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.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.14. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification

  Within thirty days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.  Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.15. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

  A. Except as otherwise provided in Article 1307.11, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to Article 1306.11 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.  B. An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this Section is the controlling order.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1306.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1306.16. Procedure to register child support order of a foreign country for modification

  A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under Articles 1306.1 through 1306.8 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.1. Definitions

  In this Section:  (1) "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.  (2) "Central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Article 1301.2(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.  (3) "Convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Article 1301.2(5)(d).  (4) "Direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States.  (5) "Foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Article 1301.2(5)(d) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.  (6) "Foreign support agreement":  (a) Means an agreement for support in a record that:  (i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;  (ii) Has been:  (aa) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or  (bb) Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and  (iii) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and  (b) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.  (7) "United States central authority" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.2. Applicability

  This Section applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this Section is inconsistent with Sections 1 through 6, this Section controls.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.3. Relationship of the Department of Children and Family Services to United States central authority

  The Department of Children and Family Services of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.4. Initiation by the Department of Children and Family Services of support proceeding under convention

  A. In a support proceeding under this Section, the Department of Children and Family Services, of this state shall:  (1) Transmit and receive applications; and  (2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.  B. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:  (1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;  (2) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;  (3) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;  (4) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under Article 1307.8(B)(2), (4), or (9);  (5) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and  (6) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.  C. The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:  (1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;  (2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and  (3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.  D. A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.5. Direct request

  A. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.  B. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, Articles 1307.6 through 1307.13 apply.  C. In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a Convention support order or foreign support agreement:  (1) A security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and  (2) An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefitted from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.  D. A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the Department of Children and Family Services.  E. This Section does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.6. Registration of convention support order

  A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in Section 6.  B. Notwithstanding Articles 1303.11 and 1306.2(A), a request for registration of a Convention support order must be accompanied by:  (1) A complete text of the support order or an abstract or an extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by The Hague Conference on Private International Law;  (2) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country;  (3) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal;  (4) A record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated;  (5) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and  (6) If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.  C. A request for registration of a Convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.  D. A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a Convention support order without the filing of a contest under Article 1307.7 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.  E. The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a Convention support order.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Chil Code art. 1307.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 1307.7. Contest of registered convention support order

  A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, Articles 1306.5 through 1306.8 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.  B. A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest shall be filed not later than sixty days after notice of the registration.  C. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order by the time specified in Paragraph B of this Article, the order is enforceable.  D. A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in Article 1307.8. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.  E. In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this state:  (1) Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and  (2) May not review the merits of the order.  F. A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.  G. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.  Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.