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La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2136.1 (2026)

Costs paid by abuser

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§2136.1. Costs paid by abuser

           A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, all court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modification proceedings, costs of appeal, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining or defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall be paid by the perpetrator of the domestic violence, including all costs of medical and psychological care for the abused adult, or for any of the children, necessitated by the domestic violence.

           B. If the court determines the petition was frivolous, the court may order the nonprevailing party to pay all court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the other party. Failure to appear at a hearing on the petition shall not on its own constitute grounds for assessing court costs and fees against the petitioner.

           Acts 1997, No. 1156, §7; Acts 2006, No. 777, §2; Acts 2008, No. 411, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2018, No. 264, §4, eff. August 1, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 416, §2, eff. June 15, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2022 · leading case: Lepine v. Lepine, 223 So. 3d 666 (La. Ct. App. 2017).
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Lepine v. Lepine, 223 So. 3d 666 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “R.S. 46:2136.1 is very clear—all attorney fees and court costs incurred in maintaining and defending a proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance are to be paid by the perpetrator, which in this case is Troy.”
D.M.S. v. I.D.S., 225 So. 3d 1127 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “R.S. 46:2136.1 A, provides: All court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modifications proceedings, costs of appeals, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining and defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance, in accordance…”
Dufresne v. Dufresne, 992 So. 2d 579 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “9:362 and 364 statutes to the correct reference, LSA-R.S. 46:2136.1." The judgment was further amended to provide that all supervised visitation take place in the New Orleans metropolitan area, make the child support award interim, and to make the final spousal support award…”
Koerner v. Monju, 210 So. 3d 935 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “R.S. 46:2136.1(A) provides that: All court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modifications proceedings, costs of appeals, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining or defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance in accordance…”
Vallius v. Vallius, 53 So. 3d 655 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “R.S. 46:2136.1 allows the court to order the non-prevailing party to pay all court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the other party if the court determines the petition was frivolous.”
McManus v. McCann, 33 So. 3d 389 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “R.S. 46:2136.1, Barbara asserted in her appellate brief that if this court affirms the trial court’s ruling, she is legally entitled to collect all attorney fees and costs associated with defending this appeal.”
C.M.J. v. L.M.C., wife of C.M.J. (La. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 9× “R.S. 46:2136.1 (A), including all costs of medical and psychological care for any of the children, necessitated by [L.”
Erica Lassair on Behalf of the Minor Child T. P. v. Terrance Paul, Sr. (La. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “R.S. 46:2136.1 provides: A. All court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modification proceedings, costs of appeal, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining or defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance in accordance with…”
Pellerano v. Pellerano, 275 So. 3d 947 (La. Ct. App. 2019). “R.S. 46:2136.1(A), assess appeal costs against Francisco Juan Pellerano, Jr.”
Pellerano v. Pellerano, 275 So. 3d 947 (La. Ct. App. 2019). “R.S. 46:2136.1(A), assess appeal costs against Francisco Juan Pellerano, Jr.”
State v. Oliver, 147 So. 3d 303 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 46:2136.1. The court further advised the defendant as to the sex offender registration requirements.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2136.1(A): 6 cases
Lepine v. Lepine, 223 So. 3d 666 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 46:2136.1 is very clear—all attorney fees and court costs incurred in maintaining and defending a proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance are to be paid by the perpetrator, which in this case is Troy.”
Koerner v. Monju, 210 So. 3d 935 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 46:2136.1(A) provides that: All court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modifications proceedings, costs of appeals, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining or defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance in accordance…”
C.M.J. v. L.M.C., wife of C.M.J. (La. Ct. App. 2022). “R.S. 46:2136.1 (A), including all costs of medical and psychological care for any of the children, necessitated by [L.”
Pellerano v. Pellerano, 275 So. 3d 947 (La. Ct. App. 2019). “R.S. 46:2136.1(A), assess appeal costs against Francisco Juan Pellerano, Jr.”
Pellerano v. Pellerano, 275 So. 3d 947 (La. Ct. App. 2019). “R.S. 46:2136.1(A), assess appeal costs against Francisco Juan Pellerano, Jr.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2136.1(B): 3 cases
Koerner v. Monju, 210 So. 3d 935 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 46:2136.1(A) provides that: All court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modifications proceedings, costs of appeals, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining or defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance in accordance…”
C.M.J. v. L.M.C., wife of C.M.J. (La. Ct. App. 2022). “R.S. 46:2136.1 (A), including all costs of medical and psychological care for any of the children, necessitated by [L.”
Erica Lassair on Behalf of the Minor Child T. P. v. Terrance Paul, Sr. (La. Ct. App. 2022). “R.S. 46:2136.1 provides: A. All court costs, attorney fees, costs of enforcement and modification proceedings, costs of appeal, evaluation fees, and expert witness fees incurred in maintaining or defending any proceeding concerning domestic abuse assistance in accordance with…”
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