§ 1130 Time limitations
§ 1130.1 Authority of the court to determine parental capacity
§ 1131 Filing of surrender; institution of records check
§ 1132 Notice of filing of surrender; form
§ 1133 Notice of filing of surrender; service upon resident alleged or adjudicated father
§ 1134 Notice of filing of surrender; service upon nonresident alleged or adjudicated father
§ 1135 Unidentified fathers; diligent effort; order
§ 1136 Absentee alleged or adjudicated fathers; curator
§ 1137 Notice of opposition to adoption by alleged or adjudicated father; time limitations; appointment of counsel for the child; scheduling of hearing; paternity testing
§ 1138 Hearing of opposition to adoption; establishment of parental rights
§ 1139 Order maintaining opposition; effect on other surrendering parent; service
§ 1140 Continuing jurisdiction
§ 1141 Prior clearance on original birth certificate; putative father registry; acknowledgment by authentic act and judgment of filiation
§ 1142 Order declaring parental rights terminated; motion; certificates
§ 1143 Appeal

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title XI > Chapter 10 - Surrender Procedure in General

  • 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
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • 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
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.