CHAPTER 2. PROVISIONAL AND INCIDENTAL PROCEEDINGS SECTION 1. SPOUSAL SUPPORT 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 […]
Art. 112. Determination of final periodic support A. When a spouse has not been at fault prior to the filing of a petition for divorce and is in need of support, based on the needs of that party and the ability of the other party to pay, that spouse may be awarded final periodic support […]
Art. 113. Interim spousal support A. Upon motion of a party, the court may award a party interim spousal support based on the needs of that party, the ability of the other party to pay, any interim or final child support obligation, and the standard of living of the parties during the marriage. An award […]
Art. 114. Modification or termination of award of support An award of interim spousal support or final periodic support may be modified if the circumstances of either party materially change and shall be terminated if it has become unnecessary. The subsequent remarriage of the obligor spouse shall not constitute a change of circumstance. Acts 1997, […]
Art. 115. Extinguishment of support obligation The obligation of interim spousal support or final periodic support is extinguished upon the remarriage of the obligee, the death of either party, or a judicial determination that the obligee has cohabited with another person of either sex in the manner of married persons. Acts 1997, No. 1078, §1, […]
Art. 116. Modification of spousal support obligation The obligation of final spousal support may be modified, waived, or extinguished by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or by authentic act or act under private signature duly acknowledged by the obligee. Acts 1997, No. 1078, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Art. 117. Peremptive period for obligation The right to claim after divorce the obligation of spousal support is subject to a peremption of three years. Peremption begins to run from the latest of the following events: (1) The day the judgment of divorce is signed. (2) The day a judgment terminating a previous judgment of […]
§118. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 265, §2.
