How can you lower your child support in Louisiana?

Answer 1

In general, support is based on 20% of net income for one child, 25% for two, etc. If you're paying more than that, you should file a motion in the venue that issued the order for support.

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Answer 2

The answer to this question will depend on whether there is an existing case between the father and mother that has already set child support in the past. If there has been no previous setting of child support, the parent requesting the support needs to file a petition and RULE NISI requesting an initial setting for child support. Attached to the petition should be an order requesting the defendant to show cause why child support should not be set. The court in which the petition is filed should have proper venue and jurisdiction. The court will set a hearing date based on this petition. When the hearing date arrives, the financial information from both parties will be used to determine child support.

If a child support setting has already been made in a previous case, the court is going to require that there be a change in circumstances of one of the parents in order to be able to modify or reduce the amount of support. If there is an existing judgment of support, the party wanting to modify the support order is to file a motion for a modification of support. An order should be attached to the motion. Once the defendant is served and the court has set a date, the court will hear both sides arguments as to why support should or should not be modified.

Warning

Setting Child Support is much more complicated than it seems. A good family law attorney will be able to walk a client through the minefield of child support issues. If the child support amount is to high or too low, only a family law attorney will be able to recognize it. No one wants to over or underpay. Don't be that person who is paying or losing several thousand dollars a year because you decided to use a inexpensive attorney or attempted to practice the law yourself.

In Addition, any statements provided within this answer are not intended as legal advice. The situation of your case is fact dependent. As a result, legal counsel should be consulted regarding your specific legal issue.