La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 74.1

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 74.1 - Action to establish or disavow filiation

An action to establish filiation and support of a child may be brought in the parish:

(1) of the domicile of the child,

(2) where conception occurred,

(3) where either parent resided at the time of conception,

(4) where an act of acknowledgement of the child occurred, or

(5) where the birth of the child occurred.

An action to disavow filiation may be brought in the parish of the child's birth, or where either parent resided at the time of that birth.

La. C.P. § 74.1

Added by Acts 1980, No. 764, §3. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 722, §1.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 764, §3. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 722, §1.