Section 1282.2 - FindingsThe court shall issue a judgment recognizing the foreign adoption and rendering a final decree of adoption upon finding that:
(1) At least one of the adopting parents is a domiciliary of the state of Louisiana.(2) The original or a certified copy of the foreign adoption decree, together with a notarized transcript, has been filed and is presumed to have been granted in accordance with the law of the foreign country.(3) The child has qualified as a foreign orphan and is in the United States in accordance with applicable federal regulations.(4) The child is either a permanent resident or a naturalized citizen of the United States.(5) The petitioners have the ability to care for, maintain, and educate the child.Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.Amended by Acts 2013, No. 86,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2013.