The traitors within!

Louisiana State Legislature ^ | March 31, 2003 | Willie Landry Mount

[Pikachu_Dad]

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FAMILY LAW. Provides for the continuation of child support for educational purposes in certain cases.

1 AN ACT (SB 324) 2 To amend and reenact Civil Code Art. 230(B)(1) and R.S. 9:315.22(C), 3 relative to child support; to provide for continued support for a child 4 until his twenty-third birthday for educational purposes; and to provide 5 for related matters. 6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: 7 Section 1. Civil Code Art. 230(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted 8 to read as follows:

9 Art. 230. Scope of alimentary obligation 10 * * * 11 B.(1) It includes the education, when the person to whom the 11 12 alimony is due is a minor, or when the person to whom alimony is due 13 is a major who is a full-time student in good standing in a secondary 14 school or post secondary school, has not attained the age of {nineteen} 15 [twenty-three], and is dependent upon either parent.

1 * * * 2 Section 2. R.S. 9:315.22(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read 3 as follows: 4 §315.22. Termination of child support upon majority or emancipation; 5 exceptions 6 * * * 7 C. An award of child support continues with respect to any 8 unmarried child who attains the age of majority, or to a child who is 9 emancipated relieving the child of the disabilities attached to minority, 10 as long as the child is a full-time student in good standing in a 11 secondary school or its equivalent [or a post secondary school], has not 12 attained the age of {nineteen} [twenty-three], and is dependent upon either 13 parent. Either the primary domiciliary parent or the major or 14 emancipated child is the proper party to enforce an award of child 15 support pursuant to this Subsection. 16 * * *

DIGEST

Present law provides for child support to continue 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 19, and is dependent upon either parent.

Proposed law retains present law and extends the years for child support to continue from the child attaining the age of 19 to the child attaining the age of 23.

(Amends C.C. Art. 230(B)(1) and R.S. 9:315.22(C))

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Senator's Address Capitol Office P.O. Box 94183 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (225) 342-2040

District Office P.O. Box 3004 Lake Charles, LA 70602 (337) 491-2016 lasen27@legis.state.la.us

Legislative Assistant: Linda Boudreaux

Party: Democrat

[Pikachu_Dad]

While our soldiers fight abroad, the traitors seek to strike from within.

This D'Rat is proposing to continue child support obligations up until the ripe old age of 23.

Why is it acceptable for one group of people (divorced, non-custodial parents) to be forced to send their children to college when such an obligation is not placed on all citizens?

Why is it acceptable to force one parent (non-cusotodial) to pay a major (the custodial parent) to raise another major (the former child and now adult).

A democracy can not long survive under rules such as these.

[Khepera]

ping

[bassmaner]

relative to child support; to provide for continued support for a child 4 until his twenty-third birthday for educational purposes

As someone who paid for his own education by working part-time, I think this is absolutely disgraceful. If I were you, I'd leave the state if this load of $hit ever passes.

[wwjdn]

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