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Art. 2788 Confirmation of registered support order for modification

Book V, Title II, Chapter 7: Making Judgments of Other Louisiana Courts Executory, Section 2: Intrastate Registration of Support Orders for Modification and Enforcement Subsection A. General Provisions

A. If the obligor files a timely objection and, after a hearing, the court finds:

(1) There exists a legitimate basis for objecting to the registration, the court shall issue an order vacating the registration of the support order.

(2) There exists no legitimate basis for objecting to the registration, the court shall issue an order confirming the registration of the support order.

B. If the obligor fails to file a timely objection, the registered support order is confirmed by operation of law and becomes executory in all respects.

Amendment history: Added by Acts 1997, No. 603, §2.