State, Department of Social Services ex rel. C.S.P. v. Holloway

liPRICE, Judge Pro Tern.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, appeals a judgment of the First Judicial District Court which ordered the Office of Family Support to forward child support payments to the clerk of court in the event the defendant failed to pay court costs as ordered. Because a child support payment should not be subjected to a de facto garnishment in favor of court costs and because the legislature has provided a procedure for the collection of court costs, we reverse the judgment as it pertains to the aforementioned duty…