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Children's Code
CHC 1285.17 - Refusal of final decree
LA Chil Code 1285.17 (2016) What's This?
Art. 1285.17. Refusal of final decree
Upon refusal to grant a final decree to the petitioners for the reason that the intercountry adoption is not in the best interest of the child, the court may remove the child from the petitioner and reinstate the legal custodian or appoint a custodian.
Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.
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