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La. Child. Code Ann. art. 1221
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Art. 1221 Persons who may petition for adoption
Title XII, Chapter 10: Private Adoptions
Rule Text
A single person, eighteen years or older, or a married couple jointly may petition to privately adopt a child. When one joint petitioner dies after the petition has been filed, the adoption proceedings may continue as though the survivor was a single original petitioner.
Amendment history: Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.