Louisiana Adoption Laws, Page 5
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Putative Fathers
Does State have a Putative Father Registry:
Yes
Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Statute: R.S. § 9:400; Ch. C. art. 1133 and 1137(A)- The putative father may file before or after the child's birth.
- Registration requires a completed Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, form.
- Notice of the filing of the mother's surrender of the child is given to the putative father.
- The putative father may oppose an adoption by filing a declaration of intention, which must be filed within 15 days after service of notice of surrender, or from the time he was served with notice of adoption, if no surrender was filed or executed.
Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute: R.S. § 9:400 (A)(3)
- Names and addresses of any person:
- Who was adjudicated by the court to be the father
- Who filed with the registry a declaration to claim paternity
- Who filed with the registry an acknowledgment by authentic act
- Who filed with the registry a legitimation by authentic act
- Who filed with the registry a judgment of filiation rendered by a court
- Who was adjudicated by the court to be the father
Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute:Not addressed in statutes reviewed
Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute: R.S. § 9:400- Any court
- An authorized agency
- Any person upon order of court for good cause shown
Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)
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