HLS 16RS-867 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 395
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER
CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Provides relative to the calculation of adjusted gross income for
child support
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315(C)(1), relative to child support; to provide for computing
3 adjusted gross income; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 9:315(C)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง315. Economic data and principles; definitions
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8 C. Definitions. As used in this Part:
9 (1) "Adjusted gross income" means gross income, minus:
10 (a) Amounts amounts for preexisting child support or spousal support
11 obligations paid owed under an order of support to another who is not a party to the
12 proceedings, or and
13 (b) At the court's discretion, amounts paid on behalf of a party's minor child
14 who is not the subject of the action of the court.
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HB 395 Original 2016 Regular Session Gregory Miller
Abstract: Amends the definition of "adjusted gross income" as it relates to child support.
Present law defines "adjusted gross income" for purposes of calculating child support
obligations.
Present law does not account for amounts paid for support of a minor child who is not the
subject of a support action before the court.
Proposed law allows the court to consider, when calculating adjusted gross income, an
amount paid toward the support of a minor child who is not the subject of an action before
the court.
(Amends R.S. 9:315(C)(1))
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