Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 2785 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 2785
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
For purposes of this Section:
(1) “Confirmed registered support order” means a support order registered pursuant to the provisions of Article 2786 and subsequently confirmed by a registering court or operation of law pursuant to the provisions of Article 2788(A)(2) or (B) or Article 2793(A)(2), (A)(3), or (B).
(2) “Rendering court” means the district or, if applicable, family or juvenile court which rendered the support order.
(3) “Registering court” means the district or, if applicable, family or juvenile court in which a support obligation rendered by another court of this state has been filed.
(4) “Support order” means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement, and may include related costs and fees, interest, income withholding, attorney fees, and other relief.
(5) “Party to a support order” means the obligee of a support order, or the state of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services, or similar agency of another jurisdiction or state when supplying support services as defined in or substantially similar to La. Rev. Stat. 46:236.1(A)(7)1, or under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), or in performance of its official duties under Title IV, Subchapter D of the Social Security Act as stated in 45 C.F.R. § 301.1.
Added by Acts 1997, No. 603, §2; Acts 1999, No. 210, §1.
1H.B. 1145, 1999 R.S., introduced to enact La. Rev. Stat. 46:236.1(A)(7), did not pass.