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Legal Information: Louisiana

Divorce

Updated: 
November 21, 2023

How much spousal support can I get?

The amount of support you will receive cannot be greater than one-third of your spouse’s net income unless either of the following are true:

  1. the judge determines that your spouse committed domestic abuse against you, your child, or your spouse’s child; or
  2. you were granted a judgment of divorce based on either of these fault-based grounds:
    • ​your spouse physically or sexually abused you, your child, or your spouse’s child during the marriage regardless of whether s/he was criminally charged with the abuse; or
    • a criminal or civil protective order or injunction was issued during your marriage against your spouse to protect you, your child, or your spouse’s child from abuse.1

In either of these two scenarios, you can receive a lump sum that is greater than one-third of your spouse’s net income.2

1 LA Code Civ Pro 112(D); 103
2 LA Code Civ Pro 112(D)

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