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CHC 1221 - Persons who may petition for adoption
Universal Citation: LA Chil Code 1221 (2018)
CHAPTER 10. PRIVATE ADOPTIONS
Art. 1221. Persons who may petition for adoption
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.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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