La. Child. Code art. 1170

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671

Section 1170 - [Effective Until 8/1/2024] Types of adoption

A. This Title sets forth the exclusive procedures for adoption of minor children in Louisiana. There are three types of adoption of minor children in Louisiana:

(1) Agency adoption.

(2) Private adoption.

(3) Intrafamily adoption.

B. The procedures governing each type of adoption are set forth in the following Articles.

La. Ch.C. § 1170

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. 1/1/1992.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.