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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:238"
article_number: "238"
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heading: "Amount of support"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title VII › Chapter 6"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016."
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  - act_year: 2015
    act_number: 260
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# Art. 238. Amount of support

The amount of support shall be determined in accordance with the needs of the obligee, as limited under the preceding Article, and the means of the obligor.