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You can go to the court directly for a modification if your child support case isn't managed by the DCFS by filing a motion for modification. You must still prove a significant change of circumstances if your support order has been changed in the last three years.

How Child Support is Calculated in Louisiana. Child support payments in Louisiana are calculated using the income shares only method. Payments depend on the combined income of the parents as well as the number of children eligible for support. A bigger combined income or extra children typically means higher payments.

In Louisiana, the obligation to pay support for children usually ends when they reach 18. There are important exceptions to this rule. Your 18 year old continues to get child support if: He or she is a “full-time” student in a “secondary school” in “good standing”.

Court may order a minimum support amount of $100.

The court orders a flat percentage of 25% of the non-custodial parent's income to be paid in child support to the custodial parent.

The amount that can be withheld from your wages is limited by the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act. Here are the limits: 50 percent of disposable income if an obligated parent has a second family. 60 percent if there is no second family.

If both parents are under 18 (and unemancipated) at the time of the child's conception, their parents (the child's grandparents) share primary responsibility for supporting the child. This responsibility lasts until both minor unemancipated parents become age 18 or are emancipated.

Under Louisiana law, both parents must financially support the child until the child reaches 18, but the support may continue if (Section 9:315.22): The child is a full-time student in secondary school or equivalent; Hasn't reached 19; and. Is dependent upon either parent.