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November 18, 2025Art. 131. Court to determine custody
In a proceeding for divorce or thereafter, the court shall award custody of a child in accordance with the best interest of the child.
Selected Statutes: Louisiana
- Louisiana Revised Statutes
- Title 9. Civil Code Ancillaries
- Code Book I. Of Persons
- Code Title V. Divorce
- Chapter 1. Divorce
- Part I-a. Child Support
- Subpart A. Guidelines for Determination of Child Support
- § 315. Economic data and principles; definitions
- § 315.1. Rebuttable presumption; deviation from guidelines by court; stipulations by parties
- § 315.2. Calculation of basic child support obligation
- § 315.8. Calculation of total child support obligation; worksheet
- § 315.9. Effect of shared custodial arrangement
- § 315.10. Effect of split custodial arrangement
- Subpart B. Other Child Support Provisions
- Subpart A. Guidelines for Determination of Child Support
- Part II. Spousal Support
- Part III. Child Custody
- Part IV. Post-Separation Family Violence Relief Act
- Part V. Injunctions and Incidental Orders
- Part I-a. Child Support
- Chapter 1. Divorce
- Code Title V. Divorce
- Code Book III. Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things
- Code Book I. Of Persons
- Title 13. Courts and Judicial Procedure
- Title 14. Criminal Law
- Chapter 1. Criminal Code
- Part I. General Provisions
- Part II. Offenses Against the Person
- Part III. Offenses Against Property
- Part IV. Offenses Affecting the Family
- Part V. Offenses Affecting the Public Morals
- Part VI. Offenses Affecting the Public Generally
- Subpart A. Offenses Affecting the Public Safety
- 1. Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons
- § 95.1. Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies
- § 95.2. Carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon by a student or nonstudent on school property, at school-sponsored functions, or in a firearm-free zone
- § 95.8. Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile
- § 95.10. Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partner
- 1. Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons
- Subpart C. Offenses Affecting the General Peace and Order
- Subpart A. Offenses Affecting the Public Safety
- Chapter 2. Miscellaneous Crimes and Offenses
- Chapter 1. Criminal Code
- Title 15. Criminal Procedure
- Title 22. Insurance Code
- Title 40. Public Health and Safety
- Title 46. Public Welfare and Assistance
- Chapter 28. Protection From Family Violence Act
- Part I. Family Violence Shelters
- Part II. Domestic Abuse Assistance
- § 2131. Purposes
- § 2132. Definitions
- § 2133. Jurisdiction; venue; standing
- § 2134. Petition
- § 2135. Temporary restraining order
- § 2136. Protective orders; content; modification; service
- § 2136.1 Costs paid by abuser
- § 2136.2 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
- § 2136.3. Prohibition on the possession of firearms by a person against whom a protective order is issued
- § 2138. Assistance; clerk of court; domestic abuse advocate
- § 2139. Other relief not affected
- § 2140. Law enforcement officers; duties
- § 2141. Reporting
- § 2142. Immunity
- § 2143. Use of electronic monitoring of offenders; pilot program
- Chapter 28-A. Protection from Dating Violence Act
- Chapter 28-C. Protection from Stalking Act
- Chapter 28-D. Protection for Victims of Sexual Assault Act
- Chapter 28. Protection From Family Violence Act
- Title 9. Civil Code Ancillaries
- Louisiana Civil Code
- Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure
- Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure
- Louisiana Children's Code
