Louisiana Children’s Code 1182 – Records of adoption decrees
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1182
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age and not emancipated by marriage. See Louisiana Children's Code 1169
- 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 1169
A. Whenever an interlocutory decree of adoption has been granted, the clerk of court shall forward a certified copy of the decree to the Department of Children and Family Services.
B. Whenever a final decree of adoption has been granted with regard to a child born in Louisiana, the clerk of court shall forward, on a form supplied by the Department of Children and Family Services, a certificate of the decree to the state registrar of vital records.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.