Divorce

In most situations, the amount of support you will receive cannot be greater than one-third of your spouse’s net income. However, the judge can make an exception if either of the following things is true:

1. the judge determines that your spouse committed domestic abuse against you or any of the children; or
2. you were granted a judgment of divorce based on either of these fault-based grounds:
   • ​your spouse physically or sexually abused you or any of the children during the marriage, even if they weren’t charged with a crime for the abuse; or
   • during your marriage, a protective order or an injunction was issued against your spouse to protect you or any of the children from abuse.¹

In either of these two scenarios, you can receive a lump sum payment that is more than one-third of your spouse’s net income.²

¹ La. Civ. Code Art. 112(D); see also La. Civ. Code Art. 103(4), (5)
² La. Civ. Code Art. 112(D)