Full question:
What is the age of majority in Louisiana and also can post-majority support be ordered after the age of majority? Also, I live in Louisiana but my daughter has moved off to Tennessee and is living with her grandparents. The mom still lives in Louisiana. Should I be paying child support to the mom or to the grandparents? Thanks.
- Category: Minors
- Subcategory: Age of Majority
- Date:
- State: Louisiana
Answer:
The age of majority in Louisiana is 18 years old.
The answer to your question about child support depends on the laws of the state that issued your child support order. If the order states that support is to be paid to the other parent, not the grandparents, then you must follow the order until it is modified (you can petition the court to make that modification).
The applicable Louisiana statutes are as follows:
9:315.22. Termination of child support upon majority or emancipation;
exceptions
A. When there is a child support award in a specific amount per child,
the award for each child shall terminate automatically without any action
by the obligor upon each child's attaining the age of majority, or upon
emancipation relieving the child of the disabilities attached to
minority.
B. When there is a child support award in globo for two or more
children, the award shall terminate automatically and without any action
by the obligor when the youngest child for whose benefit the award was
made attains the age of majority or is emancipated relieving the child of
the disabilities attached to minority.
C. An award of child support continues with respect to any unmarried
child who attains the age of majority, or to a child who is emancipated
relieving the child of the disabilities attached to minority, as long as
the child is a full-time student in good standing in a secondary school
or its equivalent, has not attained the age of nineteen, and is dependent
upon either parent. Either the primary domiciliary parent or the major or
emancipated child is the proper party to enforce an award of child
support pursuant to this Subsection.
D. An award of child support continues with respect to any child who
has a developmental disability, as defined in R.S. 28:381, until he
attains the age of twenty-two, as long as the child is a full-time
student in a secondary school. The primary domiciliary parent or legal
guardian is the proper party to enforce an award of child support
pursuant to this Subsection.
This content is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Legal statutes mentioned reflect the law at the time the content was written and may no longer be current. Always verify the latest version of the law before relying on it.
