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Alimony in Louisiana: Fault, Need, and the One Third Cap
Louisiana does not use the word alimony in its code. It uses spousal support, and it splits it into two very different things. People who confuse them tend to either give up a claim they had or spend a year fighting for one they never could have won. Interim support: keeping the lights on during…
Covenant Marriage in Louisiana: Why Getting Out Is Harder Than Getting In
Most people who call us about a divorce have never heard the words covenant marriage. A smaller group has heard them, because they are standing in the middle of one, and they have just learned that the divorce their friends got in six months is not available to them. Louisiana created covenant marriage in 1997….
Your Divorce Is Amicable. That Is Exactly Why the Paperwork Has to Be Right
What an agreed divorce in East Baton Rouge Parish still has to get correct, and what it costs when it does not. Most people who call our office about a divorce are not angry. They have already had the hard conversation. Nobody cheated. Nobody is fighting over the children. They have divided the furniture, agreed…
Domestic Abuse Battery in Louisiana: What Really Happens After the Arrest
Domestic violence arrests happen fast in Louisiana. Someone calls 911, deputies or Baton Rouge police show up, both people are upset, and within twenty minutes one of them is in handcuffs headed to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Officers responding to a domestic call almost always arrest somebody, even when the evidence is thin, because…
Rozas Law Firm Welcomes Ken Mayeaux and the Mayeaux & Associates Team
Rozas Law Firm is pleased to welcome attorney Ken Mayeaux, along with the attorneys and staff of Mayeaux & Associates L.C., to our firm. The transition will take place during July and August 2026. It brings together two Baton Rouge legal teams that share a commitment to helping immigrants, individuals and families navigate challenging legal…
Injunctions: Alienation of Community Property
When I file for divorce, how can I protect my assets before they are divided? In Louisiana, an injunction against the alienation of community property is a court order that limits a spouse’s ability to sell or transfer property that is considered community property during divorce proceedings. Community property generally refers to any property, assets,…
Exclusive use and Occupancy of the Family Home
Since most divorces in Louisiana require my spouse and I to live separately, How do we decide who should stay in our house? When the marital home is owned jointly by both spouses, the question arises of who gets to keep the home, or whether it should be sold and the proceeds divided between the…
