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Children's Code
CHC 1197 — Birth certificate requirement
LA Chil Code 1197 What's This?
CHAPTER 8. PRIOR CLEARANCE OF ORIGINAL
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
Art. 1197. Birth certificate requirement
Prior to the initiation of any adoption under the provisions of this Title, the attorney for the petitioners shall obtain a certified copy of the child's birth certificate, which shall be attached to the petition for adoption.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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