Louisiana § RS 9:312 - Child support; accounting; requirements
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§ RS 9:312. Child support; accounting; requirements
A. On motion of the party ordered to make child support payments pursuant to court decree, by consent or otherwise, after a contradictory hearing and a showing of good cause based upon the expenditure of child support for the six months immediately prior to the filing of the motion, the court shall order the recipient of the support payments to render an accounting.
B. The accounting ordered by the court after the hearing shall be in the form of an expense and income affidavit for the child with supporting documentation and shall be provided quarterly to the moving party. The order requiring accounting in accordance with this Section shall continue in effect as long as support payments are made or in accordance with the court order.
C. The movant shall pay all court costs and attorney fees of the recipient of child support when the motion is dismissed prior to the hearing, and the court determines the motion was frivolous, or when, after the contradictory hearing, the court does not find good cause sufficient to justify an order requiring the recipient to render such accounting and the court determines the motion was frivolous.
D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply when the recipient of the support payments is a public entity acting on behalf of another party to whom support is due.
Acts 1997, No. 1197, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1082, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:312 ("Child support; accounting; requirements") 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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