Louisiana § RS 40:57 - Divorce certificate; registration of divorces and annulments
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:57 — Divorce certificate; registration of divorces and annulments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:57. Divorce certificate; registration of divorces and annulments
For every divorce and every annulment of marriage decreed by any court, the clerk of the court shall prepare, within ten days after the decree becomes final, from the court records, a certificate of the decree on forms furnished by the state registrar.
On or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, the clerk shall forward the certificates which were prepared by him during the preceding calendar month to the state registrar.
Acts 1979, No. 776, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:57 cover?
Section RS 40:57 ("Divorce certificate; registration of divorces and annulments") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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