A. If the obligor files a timely objection and, after a hearing, the court finds:
Art. 2788.Confirmation of Registered Support Order For Modification
Book V. Summary and Executory Proceedings · Title II. Executory Proceedings · Chapter 7. Making Judgments of Other Louisiana Courts Executory · Enacted 1997 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 2788 resolves what happens after registration for modification: if the obligor timely objects, the court holds a hearing and either vacates the registration for a legitimate objection or confirms it if the objection lacks one, and if the obligor never objects, the registration is confirmed automatically by operation of law and becomes executory.
Full Text of Art. 2788
(1) There exists a legitimate basis for objecting to the registration, the court shall issue an order vacating the registration of the support order.
(2) There exists no legitimate basis for objecting to the registration, the court shall issue an order confirming the registration of the support order.
B. If the obligor fails to file a timely objection, the registered support order is confirmed by operation of law and becomes executory in all respects.
Amendment History
Added by Acts 1997, No. 603, §2.
Plain-English Summary
Article 2788 is the fork in the road that Article 2787's deadline sets up. What happens next depends entirely on whether the obligor filed a timely objection.
If a timely objection was filed, the registering court holds a hearing. Two outcomes are possible. If the court finds the objection has a legitimate basis, it issues an order vacating the registration, meaning the registration does not stand and the support order remains solely under the rendering court's authority. If the court finds no legitimate basis for the objection, it issues an order confirming the registration instead.
If no timely objection was filed at all, Article 2788 skips the hearing entirely. The registration is confirmed by operation of law, without any separate court order, and the order becomes executory in all respects -- meaning it is fully enforceable as registered.
Confirmation, whether by hearing or by default, is what triggers the jurisdictional consequences Article 2789 spells out: the registering court gains continuing authority to modify the order, and the rendering court, or the prior registering court, loses it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens at the hearing on an objection to registration?
The registering court decides whether the obligor's objection has a legitimate basis. If it does, the court vacates the registration; if it does not, the court confirms it.
What counts as a 'legitimate basis' for objecting to registration?
Article 2788 does not list specific grounds -- it leaves that determination to the registering court based on the facts and objection raised in each case.
What happens if I never file an objection to the registration?
The registration is confirmed automatically by operation of law, with no hearing required, and the support order becomes executory in all respects.
What does it mean for a support order to become 'executory in all respects'?
It means the order is fully enforceable as registered, carrying the same force as a support order the registering court had issued itself.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (legis.la.gov). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
· Official source
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