Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1283.4

  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1281.3
  • Foreign orphan: means a child living in a Non-Hague Convention country (a) who is under the age of sixteen at the time a Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, is filed on his behalf and who is found by the Department of State or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to meet the definition of "orphan" under Section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC 1101(b)(1)(F)); or (b) who is under the age of eighteen and is a biological sibling of a child previously adopted by the same applicant(s) who is petitioning on his behalf. See Louisiana Children's Code 1281.3

A copy of the petition for adoption of a foreign orphan together with all exhibits shall be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the department and on any agency having legal custody of the child.

Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.

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