Jurisdiction:
Area of Law:
Louisiana Grandparent Visitation
Louisiana Grandparent Visitation Forms. http://www.justtheforms.com
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Child Custody in Louisiana: The Best Interests of the Child
Louisiana law provides that, where the parents have agreed on a child custody arrangement, the court is to honor that arrangement unless it finds that enforcing the child custody agreement of the parents would not serve the best interest of the child involved. Check to learn more.
Louisiana Civil Code Articles 132 and 134 provides "[t]he court shall award custody to the parents jointly unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that custody to one parent would serve the best interest of the child. Check to learn more.
Child Support Enforcement Access and Visitation
Our overall goal is to increase the involvement of fathers and mothers in the emotional development of their children and to provide healthier connections with their fathers and mothers to reduce the risk of early parenting, poor academic achievement, substance abuse, and juvenile delinquency. Check to learn more.
Louisiana Child Custody Factors
In Louisiana, the court will keep the best interests of the children at the fore front of all custody decisions by considering: (A) The love, affection, and other emotional ties between each party and the child. Check to learn more.