2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:346 — Intentional violations of visitation order

§346.  Intentional violations of visitation order

A.  Where a parent, guardian, defacto custodian, or another person exercising care, custody, and control over a minor child willfully and intentionally violates a provision of the order relating to visitation, without good cause, a court having jurisdiction to enforce the judicial order may, upon motion of the party whose time was lost:

(1)  Award to the party whose time was lost additional visitation at least equal to the amount of time lost as specified in R.S. 13:4611; and

(2)  Award the party whose time was lost that party's costs and a reasonable attorney fee as specified in R.S. 9:375.

B.  A pattern of willful and intentional violation of this Section, without good cause, may be grounds to allow a party to move for modification of a custody or visitation decree.

C.  This Section applies to judicial orders involving either sole or joint custody.

Acts 2004, No. 519, §1.