1. A. The child support award guidelines established in R.S. 9:315 et seq. shall be used in any proceeding to establish or modify child support orders. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the amount of the child support established by use of the guidelines is the proper amount of child support.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 9:315 et seq., 45 CFR 302.56.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 13:497 (September 1987), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Eligibility Determinations LR 16:34 (January 1990), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 24:957 (May 1998).