Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.36

  • Court: means any court exercising jurisdiction over the determination of child support, paternity, or criminal neglect of family proceedings. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.31
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services when rendering child support enforcement services in  TANF or non-TANF cases. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.31
  • License: means any license, certification, registration, permit, approval, or other similar document evidencing admission to or granting authority for any of the following:

    (a)  To engage in a profession, occupation, business, or industry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.31

  • Obligee: means any person to whom an award of child support is owed and may include the department. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.31
  • Obligor: means any individual legally obligated to support a child or children pursuant to an order of support. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.31
  • Suspension: means a temporary revocation of a license for an indefinite period of time or the denial of an application for issuance or renewal of a license. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:315.31

Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this Subpart, the court on its own motion or upon motion of an obligee or the department shall issue an order of suspension of a license or licenses of any obligor upon proof of a pattern of nonpayment evidenced by his failure to pay child support on a regular basis, the remittance of payments of support only after continuous requests or legal action by or on behalf of the obligee, or the remittance of a de minimis amount of the child support owed.

Acts 2003, No. 622, §1.