2009 Louisiana Children's Code :: CHC 1255 - Final decree; standard
Art. 1255. Final decree; standard
A. The court, after hearing and after taking into consideration information from all sources concerning the intrafamily adoption, may enter a final decree of adoption, or it may deny the adoption. The basic consideration shall be the best interests of the child.
B. When a court has granted custody to either the child's grandparents or his parent married to the stepparent petitioner, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that this adoption is in the best interests of the child.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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