Louisiana § RS 9:355.2 - Applicability
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§ RS 9:355.2. Applicability
A. This Subpart applies to a proposed relocation when any of the following exist:
(1) There is intent to establish the principal residence of a child at any location outside this state.
(2) There is no court order awarding custody and there is an intent to establish the principal residence of a child at any location within this state that is at a distance of more than seventy-five miles from the domicile of the other parent.
(3) There is a court order awarding custody and there is an intent to establish the principal residence of a child at any location within this state that is at a distance of more than seventy-five miles from the principal residence of the child at the time that the most recent custody decree was rendered.
(4) If either no principal residence of a child has been designated by the court or the parties have equal physical custody, and there is an intent to establish the principal residence of a child at any location within this state that is at a distance of more than seventy-five miles from the domicile of a person entitled to object to relocation.
B. To the extent that this Subpart conflicts with an existing custody order, this Subpart shall not apply to the terms of that order that govern relocation.
C. This Subpart shall not apply when either of the following circumstances exist:
(1) The persons required to give notice of and the persons entitled to object to a proposed relocation have entered into an express written agreement for the relocation of the principal residence of the child.
(2) There is in effect an order issued pursuant to any of the following:
(a) Part II of Chapter 28 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(b) Chapter 28-A of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(c) Parts IV and V of Subpart H of Part III of Code Title V of Book I of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except R.S. 9:372.1.
(d) Chapter 8 of Title XV of the Children's Code.
(e) Any other protective order prohibiting a person from harming or going near or in the proximity of the other person.
D. For purposes of this Subpart, miles shall be measured by the shortest distance that is publicly accessible by motor vehicle or by a public ferry, where applicable, from the principal residence of a child to the new intended principal residence.
Acts 1997, No. 1173, §1; Acts 2012, No. 627, §1; Acts 2026, No. 287, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2027.
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