Louisiana § RS 9:405.2 - Minors; judicial authorization of acknowledgment of paternity; venue

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:405.2 — Minors; judicial authorization of acknowledgment of paternity; venue, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 9:405.2. Minors; judicial authorization of acknowledgment of paternity; venue

            A request for judicial authorization pursuant to R.S. 9:405.1 may be submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction in the parish in which the minor parent executing the acknowledgment is domiciled or in the parish in which the child to be acknowledged is domiciled.

            Acts 2026, No. 130, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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