Louisiana Relocation Statutes

   La. Rev. Stat. § 9:355.4 et seq.

§ 9:355.4.  Mailing notice of proposed relocation address

   A. Notice of a proposed relocation of the principal residence of a child shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the parent no later than either:

   (1) The sixtieth day before the date of the intended move or proposed relocation.

   (2) The tenth day after the date that the parent knows the information required to be furnished by Subsection B of this Section, if the parent did not know and could not reasonably have known the information in sufficient time to comply with the sixty-day notice, and it is not reasonably possible to extend the time for relocation of the child.

B. The following information, if available, shall be included with the notice of intended relocation of the child:

   (1) The intended new residence, including the specific address, if known.

   (2) The mailing address, if not the same.

   (3) The home telephone number, if known.

   (4) The date of the intended move or proposed relocation.

   (5) A brief statement of the specific reasons for the proposed relocation of a child, if applicable.

   (6) A proposal for a revised schedule of visitation with the child.

   (7) A statement informing the other parent that an objection to the proposed relocation shall be filed within thirty days of receipt of the notice and that the other parent should seek legal advice immediately.

C. A parent required to give notice of a proposed relocation shall have a continuing duty to provide the information required by this Section as that information becomes known.

§ 9:355.5.  Court authorization to relocate

   A parent seeking to relocate the principal residence of a child shall not, absent consent, remove the child pending resolution of dispute, or final order of the court, unless the parent obtains a temporary order to do so pursuant to R.S. 9:355.10.