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Louisiana Children's Code Tit. XII-A, Art. 1281.4. Types of adoption

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A. This Title sets forth the exclusive procedures for intercountry adoption of foreign orphans in Louisiana. There are two types of intercountry adoptions of foreign orphans in Louisiana:

(1) Adoption or recognition of a foreign decree of adoption of a foreign orphan from a country outside the United States that is not a party to the Hague Adoption Convention.

(2) Adoption or recognition of a foreign decree of adoption of a convention adoptee from a country outside the United States that is a party to the Hague Adoption Convention.

B. The procedures governing each type of adoption are set forth in the following Articles.

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