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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
When any person shall desert or intentionally not support his family in violation of R.S. 14:74, the offense may be prosecuted and punished:
(1) In the parish where the person owing the duty of support resides or is found, or
(2) In the parish where the last matrimonial domicile was established, or
(3) In the parish where the person (or persons) to whom the duty of support is owed establishes a bona fide residence, provided that this provision shall be effective only if the person to whom the duty of support was owed was justified in establishing a separate residence.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 15, § 191. Place of trial of criminal neglect of family cases - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-15-sect-191/
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