La. Child. Code art. 1305.7
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 2,3, 6-535, and 580-647
Section 1305.7 - Administrative enforcement of ordersA. A party or support enforcement agencyseeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support ordermay send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state.B. Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this Chapter.Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.Amended by Acts 2015, No. 80,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. 7/15/1997.