Louisiana § RS 46:236.11.1 - Notice of payment
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§ RS 46:236.11.1. Notice of payment
A. When a court orders income to be withheld in accordance with R.S. 9:303 or R.S. 46:236.3, it shall order the income to be paid to the state disbursement unit within the department.
B. To redirect payments in accordance with R.S. 46:236.10, the department shall issue a notice to the obligor, obligee, and employer that income withheld for child support shall be paid to the state disbursement unit. A copy of the notice shall be filed with the court of continuing jurisdiction and the clerk of court shall file it in the appropriate case file.
C. The notice shall include all of the following:
(1) The name of the child and the name of the obligee.
(2) The caption and docket number of the case in which support is ordered.
(3) Instructions for the payment of support to the state disbursement unit.
D. The notice may be used by the department to redirect child support payments from the state disbursement unit of this state to the state disbursement unit of another state in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 654b.
Acts 2009, No. 241, §1; Acts 2010, No. 238, §4; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:236.11.1 ("Notice of payment") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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