Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.12 – Second jobs and overtime
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.12
- Income: means :
(a) Actual gross income of a party, if the party is employed to full capacity; or
(b) Potential income of a party, if the party is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315
The court may consider the interests of a subsequent family as a defense in an action to modify an existing child support order when the obligor has taken a second job or works overtime to provide for a subsequent family. However, the obligor bears the burden of proof in establishing that the additional income is used to provide for the subsequent family.
Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 1121, §1; Acts 1997, No. 568, §1; Acts 1999, No. 153, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1082, §1.