When parents live apart, deciding who a child lives with and spends time with can be stressful and emotional. This page explains how custody and visitation work, how courts make decisions, and what your rights and options are.
This brochure explains how to change a child custody order in Louisiana, depending on whether the original order was by agreement (consent judgment) or decided by a judge (considered judgment).
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Relocating With A Child
This brochure explains the legal steps a parent must take to move with a child in Louisiana if the move is out of state, over 75 miles from the other parent, or lasts 60 days or more.
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Modifying Child Custody in Louisiana
This video explains when and how you can ask the court to change a child custody judgment in Louisiana, focusing on the legal standards for modifying a consent judgment and outlining the steps involved in the process.
