Louisiana

Child Support

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• About the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services

  Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Social Services (now Department of Children and Family Services)

• Asking a Court to Change Child Support: Basic Information and Online Form (also called asking a court to modify child support).

  Here is an information guide, which includes a link to a computer program you can use to create a court form for a change to child support, also called a "modification" of child support. The guide is called a "LibGuide" (short for Library Guide or Librarian Guide) because it can also help librarians help other people. The LibGuide has general information plus a link to a computer program a person can use to create a court form to ask for modification of child support. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• Child Custody and Support

  Basic questions and answers about child support. This information does not replace advice from an attorney licensed in your state. Content Detail

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  ABA Division of Public Education

• Child Support Enforcement Access and Visitation

  See this page on DCFS' web site for information about a program to help non-custodial parents get access to and visitation with their children. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Child Support Enforcement in Louisiana

  This tells you what the state does to decide paternity, locate non-custodial parents for child support, and get payments for children. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Divorce: Who Gets Custody? Who Pays Support?

  Kinds of divorce in Louisiana, custody, child support, and visitation. Brochure created by the Louisiana State Bar Association. Content Detail

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  Louisiana State Bar Association

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Frequently Asked Questions about Child Support in Louisiana

  Find out when you can get child support, how, and how much. Read More

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  Louisiana Family Law Task Force

• Garnishing Wages of Military Personnel and Federal Employees. (Frequently Asked Questions)

  Information about garnishing the pay of a member of the military and civilian employees paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Content Detail

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  Defense Finance and Accounting Service

• Handbook on Child Support Enforcement

  Want to get the financial support your children are due? This handbook explains how you can help your children get what they need. Read More

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  Administration of Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Louisiana's Delinquent Child Support Payors

  Non-custodial parents who are delinquent in their child support payments are listed online by the state. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• Paternity Issues -- Information from Child Support Enforcement Services

  See this site for information about paternity issues related to child support. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Setting Guidelines for Child Support

  Information about the issues involved in setting child support. This information does not replace advice from a lawyer licensed to practice in your state who knows the facts of your situation. Content Detail

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  ABA Section of Public Information

• Using the Treasury Offset Program to help you collect child support.

  Use the program to collect child support from someone getting federal payments. Also, what to do if your own federal payments are wrongly cut for child support you don't owe. Content Detail

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  Financial Management Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury