2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
RS 13:1825 - Duty to enforce

LA Rev Stat § 13:1825 (2016) What's This?

§1825. Duty to enforce

A. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this Act or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this Act and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this Act.

B. A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this Subpart are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.

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