Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1107.4

  • Agency: includes the Department of Children and Family Services, the corresponding department of any other state, and those private agencies and institutions licensed for the placement of children for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services or by the corresponding department of any other state. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

The agency or attorney for the prospective adoptive parents shall file any intent to surrender for adoption in a court of proper venue as authorized by Article 1180.

Acts 2003, No. 564, §1.