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Louisiana Child Custody Laws
Loyola University of New Orleans law professor Bobby Harges joins the show to talk about how mediation has changed child custody disputes in Jefferson Parish for the better in this episode of the Louisiana law talk show "John Redmann: Power of Attorney."
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Child Support and Visitation in Louisiana
In Louisiana, the court follows Louisiana Revised Statutes RS 9:303, 315.2, 315.8, and 315.19 as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of support. Louisiana uses the income shares model which divides the obligation between the parents according to their combined gross monthly income. check to learn more.
Louisiana courts generally award joint custody to both parents with one parent designated as the primary custodial parent. If the parties do not agree on an arrangement, the court will commonly have the parents and children evaluated by a custody specialist, who then will make a recommendation to the court. check to learn more.