Louisiana § 9:461

Louisiana Statutes

§ 9:461

Louisiana § 9:461

Title 9Civil Code-Ancillaries

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La. Stat. Ann. § 9:461 (2026).

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§461. Effect of adult adoption by stepparent
In an adoption in accordance with the first paragraph of Civil Code Article 212, if the adoptive parent is married to a parent of the adopted child at the time of the adoption or was married to a parent at the time of the death of the parent, the relationship of that parent and his relatives to the adopted child shall remain unaltered and unaffected by the adoption.
Acts 1983, No. 68, §1; Acts 1984, No. 822, §1; Acts 1985, No. 171, §1; Acts 1988, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 351, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 124, §3.

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§461. Effect of adult adoption by stepparent
In an adoption in accordance with the first paragraph of Civil Code Article 212, if the adoptive parent is married to a parent of the adopted child at the time of the adoption or was married to a parent at the time of the death of the parent, the relationship of that parent and his relatives to the adopted child shall remain unaltered and unaffected by the adoption.
Acts 1983, No. 68, §1; Acts 1984, No. 822, §1; Acts 1985, No. 171, §1; Acts 1988, No. 124, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 351, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 124, §3.