Books from the Law Library:
Family Law in Louisiana by Katherine Shaw Spaht and John Randall Trahan
Published by Vandeplas Publishing in 2009. View WorldCat record for more information.
Handbook on Louisiana Family Law
Published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View publisher page for more information.
Louisiana Family Law Guide: A Client's Guide to Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Community Property, and More by Stephen Rue
Published by Pelican Publishing in 2004. View publisher page for more information.
Louisiana Divorce by Robert C. Lowe
Published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support by Emily Doskow
5th Edition published by Nolo Press in 2020. View publisher page for more information. You can also access the full-text book online via the Louisiana State Library if you're located in Louisiana - click on "Legal Information Reference Center."
Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce by Emily Doskow
9th Edition published by Nolo Press in 2022. View publisher page for more information. You can also access the full-text book online via the Louisiana State Library if you're located in Louisiana - click on "Legal Information Reference Center."
Online Resources:
Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Reforms Practitioners’ Guide (information about the 2017 criminal justice reform laws, including suspending child support payments while incarcerated):
www.lasc.org/documents/LA_Practitioners_Guide_Justice_Reinvestment_Reforms_FINAL_2017-8-1.pdf
Information and online form to ask a court to modify child support: lasc.libguides.com/modificationchildsupport
Chapter on Family Law from the Louisiana Pro Bono Desk Manual (newly updated in 2023): probonodeskmanual.loyno.edu/family-law/family-law
Information on child custody, child support, and visitation from Nolo: www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/child-custody
Information on Louisiana divorce from Nolo: https://www.divorcenet.com/resources/filing-for-divorce/louisiana.htm
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