§ 13:4251.203 — Jurisdiction

Louisiana § 13:4251.203

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 13: Courts and Judicial Procedure

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§4251.203. Jurisdiction
A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order
for a respondent if any of the following apply:
(1) This state is the respondent's home state.
(2) On the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state, and:
(a) The respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home
state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or
(b) The respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not
pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and, before the court
makes the appointment or issues the order:
(i) A petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's home state.
(ii) An objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required to be
notified of the proceeding.
(iii) The court in this state concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors
set forth in R.S. 13:4251.206.
(3) This state does not have jurisdiction under either Paragraph (1) or (2) of this
Section, the respondent's home state and all significant-connection states have declined to
exercise jurisdiction because this state is the more appropriate forum, and jurisdiction in this
state is consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States.
(4) The requirements for special jurisdiction under R.S. 13:4251.204 are met.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.