An objection for any purpose to the registration of the support order must be filed by the obligor with the registering court within twenty days from the date of mailing of the notice required in Article 2791(C)(3)(a), or within twenty days from the date of service required in Article 2791(C)(3)(b).
Art. 2792.Objections to Registration of Support Order For Enforcement
Book V. Summary and Executory Proceedings · Title II. Executory Proceedings · Chapter 7. Making Judgments of Other Louisiana Courts Executory · Last amended 1999 · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 2792 mirrors the modification track's deadline for the enforcement track, giving the obligor twenty days from the clerk's mailing of notice or from formal service, whichever method Article 2791 required, to file any objection to a support order registered for enforcement.
Full Text of Art. 2792
Amendment History
Added by Acts 1997, No. 603, §2; Acts 1999, No. 210, §1.
Plain-English Summary
Article 2792 supplies the enforcement-track counterpart to Article 2787. An obligor who wants to contest a support order registered under Article 2791 for enforcement must file an objection for any purpose with the registering court within twenty days.
The starting point for that twenty-day window depends on how the clerk gave notice under Article 2791: if by certified or registered mail, the clock runs from the mailing date; if by formal service of process with notice of registration in lieu of citation, the clock runs from the date of that service.
The structure is identical to the modification track's objection deadline, but the stakes are different. Here the underlying question is collection of an existing debt -- arrearages already accrued -- rather than a change to the order's future terms. Article 2793 explains what happens once the twenty days run, whether or not the obligor objects.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the obligor have to object to an enforcement registration?
Twenty days, starting either from the clerk's mailing of notice by certified or registered mail, or from the date of formal service, depending on which method Article 2791 required.
Is this deadline different from the modification-track deadline in Article 2787?
The twenty-day period and its structure are the same; the difference is which registration it applies to -- Article 2792 covers registration for enforcement rather than modification.
What happens if the obligor misses the enforcement-registration objection deadline?
Article 2793 addresses that outcome: without a timely objection, the registration is confirmed by operation of law and the stated arrearages become executory.
Where is the objection to an enforcement registration filed?
With the registering court -- the court where the support order was registered for enforcement under Article 2791.
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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