894 So. 2d 542 - Murphy v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2017
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 756 So. 2d 290 - Guillot v. Munn · Broussard v. Broussard · Gautreau v. Gautreau · City Bank & Trust of Shreveport v. Kon Tiki, Inc. · 631 So. 2d 689 - Widman v. Widman
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“E. “Joint Custody” means a joint custody order that is not shared custody as defined in R.S. 9:315.9. (1) In cases of joint custody, the court shall consider the period of time spent by the child with the nondo-miciliary party as a basis for adjustment to the amount of child support to be paid during that period of time. (2) If under a joint custody order, the person ordered to pay child support has physical custody of the child for more than seventy-three days, the court may order a credit to the child support obligation. A day for the purposes of this Paragraph shall be determined by the court; however, in no instance shall less than four hours of physical custody of the child constitute a day. (3) In determining the amount of credit to be given, the court shall consider the following: (a)The amount of time the child spends with the person to whom the credit would be applied. The court shall include in such consideration the continuing expenses of the domiciliary party. (b) The increase in financial burden placed on the person to whom the credit would be applied and the decrease in financial burden on the person receiving child support. (c) The best interests of the child and what is equitable between the parties. (4)The burden of proof is on the person seeking the credit pursuant to this Subsection. In (5) Worksheet A reproduced in R.S. 9:315.20, or a substantially similar form adopted by local' court rule, shall be used to determine child support in accordance with this S”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The trial court has great discretion in determining a child support award, and its findings of fact regarding financial matters underlying an award of child support will not be disturbed in the absence of manifest error or a clear abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“may deviate from the guidelines . . . if their application would not be in the best interest of the child or would be inequitable to the parties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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