Louisiana Children’s Code 1255 – Final decree; notice; standard
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1255
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age and not emancipated by marriage. See Louisiana Children's Code 1169
A. The court, as a part of the final decree, shall provide notice of the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 14:46.4 to the parties.
B. The court, after hearing and after taking into consideration information from all sources concerning the intrafamily adoption, may enter a final decree of adoption, or it may deny the adoption. The basic consideration shall be the best interests of the child.
C. When a court has granted custody to either the child’s grandparents or his parent married to the stepparent petitioner, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that this adoption is in the best interests of the child.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 721, §1.