Art. 1302.2 Duration of personal jurisdiction

Once a Louisiana court has legal authority over a person in a child support case, it keeps that authority for as long as the court has the right to change or enforce the support order. In other words, the court doesn't lose its power over the case just because time has passed or circumstances have changed.

This matters because it means a person can't easily avoid a Louisiana court's authority just by moving away or waiting things out. As long as Louisiana still has the right to modify or enforce the support order under the other related rules, the court keeps control over both the case and the person involved. This helps make sure support orders stay enforceable and don't fall apart because someone tries to argue the court no longer has power over them.