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2009 Louisiana Children's Code :: CHC 1282.5 - Change of name
Art. 1282.5. Change of name
The full name of the adopted child may be changed in the final decree of recognition of foreign adoption and, if changed, the surname shall be the same as that of the adoptive parent.
Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1.
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