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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:111"
article_number: "111"
status: active
heading: "Spousal support; authority of court"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title V › Chapter 2 › Section 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108546"
acts_citations_raw: "Amended by Acts 1928, No. 130; Acts 1979, No. 72, §1; Acts 1990, No. 361, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1078, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 749, §1, eff. June 30, 2006."
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  - act_year: 1928
    act_number: 130
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 72
    section: 1
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1990
    act_number: 361
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1991-01-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 1078
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1998-01-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 2006
    act_number: 749
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2006-06-30
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# Art. 111. Spousal support; authority of court

In a proceeding for divorce or thereafter, the court may award interim periodic support to a party or may award final periodic support to a party who is in need of support and who is free from fault prior to the filing of a proceeding to terminate the marriage in accordance with the following Articles.