The Louisiana child support laws are based on the income shares basis, which considers the parents’ gross income to determine the child support amount.
- Gross income as laid out by the guidelines includes basic salary drawn, bonus or commission received, or any other kind of irregular income received by the parents.
- The child support amount will apportion among the parents, with non-custodial parents bearing a higher proportion.
- The support will continue to be valid until the child or children attain eighteen or complete education in high school.