Louisiana § RS 40:46.7 - Change of paternal filiation; formal acknowledgment alone
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§ RS 40:46.7. Change of paternal filiation; formal acknowledgment alone
A. In a case to which Civil Code Article 196 applies, the state registrar, upon receipt of (i) a certified copy of the act of formal acknowledgment and (ii) if the mother did not sign the act of acknowledgment, her affidavit that she concurs in this formal acknowledgment, shall amend the birth certificate as follows:
(1) Strikethroughs: If the mother and the man who made the acknowledgment have agreed that the surname of the child should be changed and, in addition, have agreed that the new surname should be either the maiden name or surname of the mother, the surname of the man who made the acknowledgment, or a combination of his surname and her maiden name or surname, strike through the surname of the child.
(2) Additions:
(a) If the mother and the man who made the acknowledgment have agreed that the surname of the child should be changed and, in addition, have agreed that the new surname should be either the maiden name or surname of the mother, the surname of the man who made the acknowledgment, or a combination of his surname and her maiden name or surname, enter the surname upon which they have agreed.
(b) For the name of the father and his age, race, ethnicity, residence, birthplace, and social security number, enter those of the man who made the acknowledgment.
B. If, after a birth certificate has been amended pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the man who made the formal acknowledgment should revoke or annul it, the state registrar, upon receipt of the form described in R.S. 9:406(A)(1)(a) or a final and definitive judgment recognizing that a revocation or annulment has been accomplished, shall amend the birth certificate as follows: strike through any information that was added to the birth certificate and restore any information that was struck through when it was amended.
Acts 2016, No. 434, §3.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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