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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 85
BY SENATOR MURRAY (On Recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315.3 and 315.20, relative to the obligation of child support;2
to provide for child care costs; to provide terms and conditions; and to provide for3
related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 9:315.3 and 315.20 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as6
follows:7
§315.3. Net child Child care costs; addition to basic obligation8
A. Net child care costs shall be added to the basic child support obligation.9
The net child care costs are determined by applying the Federal Credit for Child and10
Dependent Care Expenses provided in Internal Revenue Form 2441 to the total or11
actual child care costs.12
B. Reasonable child care expenses incurred by either parent while13
receiving job training or education necessary to obtain employment or enhance14
earning potential may be added to the basic child support obligation unless such15
expenses unreasonably burden the parent paying child support.16
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§315.20. Worksheets18
Obligation Worksheet A19
(The worksheet for calculation of the total support obligation20
under R.S. 9:315.8 and 315.10)21
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Court _________________________1
Case Number ___________________2
______________________________3
Petitioner 4
Parish ___________________Louisiana
Div/CtRm ________________________
_________________________________
Respondent
Children Date of Birth5
______________________________6
______________________________7
______________________________8
Children Date of Birth
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
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10 A.
Petitioner
B.
Respondent
C.
Combined
1.MONTHLY GROSS INCOME (R.S. 9:315.2(A))11
a. Preexisting child support payment.12
b. Preexisting spousal support payment.13
$
-
-
$
-
-
2.MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS14
INCOME (Line 1 minus 1a and 1b). 15 $ $
3.COMBINED MONTHLY ADJUSTED16
GROSS INCOME (Line 2 Column A plus17
Line 2 Column B). (R.S. 9:315.2(C))18 $
4.PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME19
(Line 2 divided by line 3). (R.S.20
9:315.2(C))21 % %
5.BASIC CHILD SUPPORT22
OBLIGATION (Compare line 3 to Child23
Support Schedule). (R.S. 9:315.2(D))24 $ SB NO. 85 ENROLLED
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Petitioner
B.
Respondent
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a.Net Child Care Costs (Cost minus1
Federal Tax Credit). (R.S. 9:315.3)2
b.Child's Health Insurance Premium3
Cost. (R.S. 9:315.4)4
c.Extraordinary Medical Expenses5
(Uninsured Only). (Agreed to by6
parties or by order of the court). (R.S.7
9:315.5)8
d.Extraordinary Expenses (Agreed to by9
parties or by order of the court). (R.S.10
9:315.6)11
e.Optional. Minus extraordinary12
adjustments (Child's income if13
applicable). (R.S. 9:315.7)14
+
+
+
+
-
6.TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT15
OBLIGATION (Add lines 5, 5a, 5b, 5c,16
and 5d; Subtract line 5e).(R.S. 9:315.8)17 $
7.EACH PARTY'S CHILD SUPPORT18
OBLIGATION (Multiply line 4 times line19
6 for each parent).20 $ $
8.DIRECT PAYMENTS made by the21
noncustodial parent on behalf of the child22
for work-related net child care costs,23
health insurance premiums, extraordinary24
medical expenses, or extraordinary25
expenses.26 - SB NO. 85 ENROLLED
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Petitioner
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Respondent
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9. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT1
ORDER (Subtract line 8 from line 7).2 $
3
Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments if made under 8 above or4
if ordering a credit for a joint custodial arrangement:5
Prepared by Date 6
Obligation Worksheet B7
(The worksheet for calculation of the total child support8
obligation under R.S. 9:315.9)9
Court 10
Case Number11
12
Petitioner13
Parish Louisiana
Div/CtRm
Respondent
Children Date of Birth14
15
16
17
Children Date of Birth
18 A.
Petitioner
B.
Respondent
C.
Combined
1.MONTHLY GROSS INCOME (R.S. 9:315.2(A))19
a. Preexisting child support payment.20
b. Preexisting spousal support payment.21
$
-
-
$
-
-
2.MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS22
INCOME (Line 1 minus 1a and 1b). 23 $ $ SB NO. 85 ENROLLED
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3.COMBINED MONTHLY ADJUSTED1
GROSS INCOME (Line 2 Column A2
plus Line 2 Column B) (R.S.3
9:315.2(C))4 $
4.PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME5
(Line 2 divided by line 3) (R.S.6
9:315.2(C))7 % %
5.BASIC CHILD SUPPORT8
OBLIGATION (Compare line 3 to9
Child Support Schedule) (R.S.10
9:315.2(D))11
$
6.SHARED CUSTODY BASIC12
OBLIGATION (Line 5 times 1.5) (R.S.13
9:315.9(A)(2))14 $
7.EACH PARTY'S THEORETICAL15
CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION16
(Multiply line 4 times line 6 for each17
party)(R.S. 9:315.9(A)(2))18 $ $
8.PERCENTAGE with each party (Use19
actual percentage of time spent with20
each party, if percentage is not 50%)21
(R.S. 9:315.9(A)(3))22 % % SB NO. 85 ENROLLED
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9.BASIC CHILD SUPPORT1
OBLIGATION FOR TIME WITH2
OTHER PARTY (Cross Multiply line 73
for each party times line 8 for the other4
party) (R.S. 9:315.9(A) (3)) (For Line 95
Column A, multiply Line 7 Column A6
times Line 8 Column B) (For Line 97
Column B, multiply Line 7 Column B8
times Line 8 Column A)9 $ $
a.Net Child Care Costs (Costs minus10
Federal Tax Credit) (R.S. 9:315.3)11
b.Child's Health Insurance Premium12
Cost (R.S. 9:315.4)13
c.Extraordinary Medical Expenses14
(Uninsured only) (Agreed to by15
parties or by order of court) (R.S.16
9:315.5)17
d.Extraordinary Expenses (Agreed to18
by parties or by order of the court)19
(R.S. 9:315.6)20
e.Optional: Minus extraordinary21
adjustments (Child's income if22
applicable) (R.S. 9:315.7)23
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+
+
+
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10. TOTAL24
EXPENSES/EXTRAORDINARY25
ADJUSTMENTS (Add lines 9a, 9b, 9c,26
and 9d; Subtract line 9e)27 $ SB NO. 85 ENROLLED
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11. EACH PARTY'S PROPORTIONATE1
SHARE of Expenses/Extraordinary2
Adjustments (Line 4 times line 10) (R.S.3
9:315.9(A)(4))4 $ $
12. DIRECT PAYMENTS made by either5
party on behalf of the child for work-6
related net child care costs, health7
insurance premiums, extraordinary8
medical expenses, or extraordinary9
expenses. Deduct each party's10
proportionate share of an expense owed11
directly to a third party. If either parent's12
proportionate share of an expense is13
owed to the other parent, enter zero.14
(R.S. 9:315.9(A)(5))15 - -
13. EACH PARTY'S CHILD SUPPORT16
OBLIGATION (Line 9 plus line 11 and17
minus line 12) (R.S. 9:315.9(A)(4) and18
(5))19 $ $
14. RECOMMENDED CHI LD SUPPORT20
ORDER (Subtract lesser amount from21
greater amount in line 13 and place the22
difference in the appropriate column)23
(R.S. 9:315.9(A)(6))24 $ $
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Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments:1
Prepared by Date2
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: