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CCP 2791

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CCP 2791
SUBSECTION C. ENFORCEMENT
Art. 2791. Registration of support orders for enforcement only
A. A support order rendered by a court of this state may be registered for enforcement in another court of this state.
B. An obligee of a support order seeking to register a support order pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall transmit to the clerk of the registering court all of the following:
(1)A certified copy of the support order.
(2)A verified statement of support or a federally approved URESA or UIFSA form, signed by a party to the support order, indicating all of the following:
(a)The name and street address of the obligee.
(b)The name, last known place of residence, and post office or street address of the obligor.
(c)The total amount of arrearages owed pursuant to the support order which have not been reduced to a judgment.
(d)A list of all the jurisdictions in which the order is registered.
C. Upon receipt of these documents, the clerk of court shall:
(1)Treat the documents as if they were a petition seeking relief relative to a family law matter by assigning a docket number and, if applicable, designate a division to which the matter is allotted.
(2)Register the support order by stamping or making a notation thereof on the certified copy of the support order in substantially the following form: "REGISTERED FOR ENFORCEMENT by the Clerk of the [District, Family, or Juvenile] Court in and for the Parish of [name of parish] on [date]."
(3)(a) Send a copy of the registered support order and verified statement of support, by certified or registered mail, to the obligor at the addresses provided in the verified statement of support, or
(b)Issue service of process as permitted by law and notice of registration in lieu of citation, which shall be served by ordinary process.
D. The filing of a support order in compliance with the provisions hereof constitutes registration of the support order for enforcement.
Added by Acts 1997, No. 603, §2; Acts 1999, No. 210, §1.
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