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La. Child. Code art. 1285.9
Final decree at first hearing
Upon due consideration of the factors enumerated in Article 1285.6(B), the court may render a final decree of adoption at the first hearing, without the necessity of first entering an interlocutory decree, if the child was placed in the petitioner's home by a licensed agency and the child has lived in that home for at least six months prior to the hearing for adoption.
History
Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.
Provenance
- Source
- legis.la.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
1d014cade52cfeef148249740811fca6c9c3a25e7cb5d1f2cc1b3d5d977a5a0d
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