Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 6 > Part III > Subpart D - Additional Salary for State Police Officers

• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Child support: means any amount required to be paid pursuant to a court order issued by any court of this state or another state, including any judgment or order issued in accordance with an administrative procedure established by state law that affords substantial due process and is subject to judicial review. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• collection agency: means an individual or nongovernmental entity that solicits and contracts directly with obligees to provide child support collection services for compensation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract: means a contract or agreement, as described in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services, office of children and family services, child support enforcement section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ^{Source: OCC}
• FITAP: means Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Obligee: means an individual who is owed child support under a child support order and who has entered or may enter into a contract with a collection agency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• Obligor: means a resident of this state required to pay child support in accordance with an order of support issued by a court or other tribunal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• support enforcement services: means :

  (a)  Any action taken by the department, upon receipt of an application or referral for services or a request made under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, in accordance with the federal requirements of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and corresponding state laws and regulations without regard to whether there is any existing court order, delinquency, or presumption of paternity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1442