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La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3956
Evidence of facts in divorce action
The facts entitling a moving party to a divorce in accordance with Civil Code Article 102 may be established by:
(1) The petition for divorce.
(2)(a) The sheriff's return of service of the petition.
(b) The sheriff's return of service of the petition showing personal service on the defendant if the parties were living together at the time of the filing of the petition.
(c) The return receipt when service is effectuated pursuant to R.S. 13:3204.
(d) Waiver of the service of petition.
(3) The rule to show cause and the affidavit required by Code of Civil Procedure Article 3952.
(4) The sheriff's return of service of the rule, or by a waiver of that service.
(5) The affidavit of the mover, executed after the filing of the rule, that the parties have lived separate and apart continuously for at least the requisite period of time, in accordance with Civil Code Article 103.1, prior to the filing of the rule to show cause and are still living separate and apart and that the mover desires to be divorced.
History
Acts 1990, No. 1009, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 367, §2; Acts 1995, No. 386, §2; Acts 1999, No. 95, §1; Acts 2006, No. 743, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
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