Louisiana Children’s Code 1141 – Prior clearance on original birth certificate; putative father registry; acknowledgment by authentic act and judgment of filiation
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1141
- Birth certificate: means the child's official birth certificate or a true copy of a prefiled version of the birth certificate in the event the official birth certificate has not yet been issued. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age and not emancipated by marriage. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
- Putative father registry: means the Louisiana putative father registry established in Part I-C of Chapter 1 of Code Title VII of Code Book I of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of La. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
A. Prior to the entry of any order terminating parental rights pursuant to this Chapter, the attorney for the prospective adoptive parents shall obtain a certified copy of all of the following:
(1) The child‘s birth certificate.
(2) A certificate indicating the name and address of any person listed with the putative father registry, or a certificate that no registration or listing has occurred, relative to this child.
(3) A certificate from the clerk of court in and for the parish in which the child was born indicating whether any acknowledgment by authentic act or judgment of filiation has been recorded relative to this child.
B. The vital records registry of the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health, or its counterpart in any other state, shall, upon request of the attorney for the prospective adoptive parent, provide him with a certified copy of the information in its custody that is required in this Article.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §11, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 634, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2004, No. 26, §1.