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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:141"
article_number: "141"
status: active
heading: "Child support; authority of court"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title V › Chapter 2 › Section 4"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108765"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1993, No. 261, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1994."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1993
    act_number: 261
    section: 6
    effective_date: 1994-01-01
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# Art. 141. Child support; authority of court

In a proceeding for divorce or thereafter, the court may order either or both of the parents to provide an interim allowance or final support for a child based on the needs of the child and the ability of the parents to provide support.

The court may award an interim allowance only when a demand for final support is pending.