HLS 16RS-26 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 130
BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCE HARRIS
CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make
recommendations to the legislature regarding child support enforcement
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To authorize and direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the laws regarding child
3 support and enforcement in Louisiana, relative to the enforcement of support,
4 handling income assignment orders, and the administration of state trusts to address
5 large settlement amounts in Louisiana, and to submit a written report of its findings
6 and recommendations to the legislature.
7 WHEREAS, the issue of child support is of the utmost importance to the people of
8Louisiana; and
9 WHEREAS, Louisiana has many children who are owed financial support through
10a child support order; and
11 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana has an interest in facilitating compliance with
12these orders, and Louisiana allows income assignment liens to ensure that children receive
13the support owed to them by their parents; and
14 WHEREAS, judgments may be reduced by the state for past due support, and
15attorney fees may be used to reduce child support obligations; and
16 WHEREAS, when large payments of past due child support are received at one time,
17there may be an opportunity for some parents to use those funds inappropriately.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
19authorize and direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to examine the laws and procedures
20for child support, the enforcement of child support, the handling of income assignment
21orders, and the possible administration of trust funds to address large settlement amounts in
22Louisiana.
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are additions. HLS 16RS-26 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 130
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a written report of its findings and
2recommendations be submitted to the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and
3the Senate Committee on Judiciary A no later than 60 days prior to the 2018 Regular Session
4of the Legislature of Louisiana.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
6to the director of the Louisiana State Law Institute.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 130 Original 2016 Regular Session Lance Harris
Directs the La. State Law Institute to study the laws regarding child support, the enforcement
of child support, income assignment orders in conjunction with child support, and the
handling of large settlement amounts of support in Louisiana.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.