§315.9. Effect of shared custodial arrangement
A.(1) "Shared custody" means that each parent has physical custody of the child for
an approximately equal amount of time.
(2) If there is a joint custody order or joint plan for implementation providing for
shared custody, or if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that shared custody
exists, the basic child support obligation shall first be multiplied by one and one-half and
then divided between the parents in proportion to their respective adjusted gross incomes.
(3) Each parent's theoretical child support obligation shall then be cross multiplied
by the actual percentage of time the child spends with the other party to determine the basic
child support obligation based on the amount of time spent with the other party.
(4) Each parent's proportionate share of work-related net child care costs and
extraordinary adjustments to the schedule shall be added to the amount calculated under
Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.
(5) Each parent's proportionate share of any direct payments ordered to be made on
behalf of the child for net child care costs, the cost of health insurance premiums,
extraordinary medical expenses, or other extraordinary expenses shall be deducted from the
amount calculated under Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.
(6) The court shall order each parent to pay his proportionate share of all reasonable
and necessary uninsured ordinary medical expenses as defined in R.S. 9:315(C)(8) which are
under two hundred fifty dollars.
(7) The parent owing the greater amount of child support shall owe to the other
parent the difference between the two amounts as a child support obligation. The amount
owed shall not be higher than the amount which that parent would have owed if he or she
were a domiciliary parent.
B. Worksheet B reproduced in R.S. 9:315.20, or a substantially similar form adopted
by local court rule, shall be used to determine child support in accordance with this
Subsection.
Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Acts 2001, No. 1082, §1, Acts
2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 62, §1, eff. June 16, 2002; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 62, §1; Acts
2004, No. 668, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2012, No. 255, §2; Acts 2016, No. 432, §1.