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LA Rev Stat § 9:382 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§382. Present effect of judgment of separation from bed and board

RS 382 - Present effect of judgment of separation from bed and board A judgment of separation from bed and board or divorce rendered before January 1, 1998, or a judgment rendered in an action governed by R.S. 9:381, shall have the same effect that it had prior to January 1, 1998. These effects include but are not limited to: (1) Spouses who are judicially separated shall retain that status until either reconciliation or divorce. (2) A judicial determination of fault or freedom from fault made prior to January 1, 1998, shall have the same effect on the right to claim spousal support as it had prior to January 1, 1998. (3) A judgment of separation or divorce rendered prior to January 1, 1998, without a determination of fault shall not preclude a subsequent adjudication of fault as a bar to spousal support. Acts 1990, No. 1009, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1078, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 9:383 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§383. Judgment of divorce after judgment of separation

RS 383 - Judgment of divorce after judgment of separation  A. Any person who is judicially separated before January 1, 1991, may obtain a judgment of divorce if there has been no reconciliation between the spouses for a period of six months or more from the date the judgment of separation from bed and board was signed. If an appeal is taken from a judgment of separation from bed and board, a suit for divorce pursuant to this Section may not be commenced until the judgment becomes final and definitive as provided by Articles 2166 and 2167 of the Code of Civil Procedure.  B. This Section shall be effective until January 1, 1992, and thereafter spouses who are judicially separated shall be governed by the provisions of this Act* in obtaining a judgment of divorce.  Acts 1990, No. 1009, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. *As appears in Acts 1990, No. 1009.
LA Rev Stat § 9:384 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§384. Effect of reconciliation on community

RS 384 - Effect of reconciliation on community  A. If spouses who were judicially separated by a judgment signed before January 1, 1991, or by a judgment rendered in an action governed by R.S. 9:381, reconcile after September 6, 1985, their community of acquets and gains shall be reestablished between the spouses, as of the date of filing of the original petition in the action in which the separation judgment was rendered, unless the spouses execute prior to the reconciliation a matrimonial agreement that the community will not be reestablished upon reconciliation. This matrimonial agreement shall not require court approval. B. Reestablishment of a community property regime under the provisions of this Section shall be effective toward third persons only upon filing notice of the reestablishment for registry in accordance with the provisions of Civil Code Article 2332. The reestablishment of the community shall not prejudice the rights of third persons validly acquired prior to filing notice of the reestablishment nor shall it affect a prior community property partition between the spouses. Acts 1990, No. 1009, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 1233, §1. NOTE: Acts 1995, No. 1233, §2 provides that the provisions of the Act are remedial and shall be applied retroactively.
LA Rev Stat § 9:385 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§385. Actions pending on effective date of child custody and support revision act; law governing

RS 385 - Actions pending on effective date of child custody and support revision act; law governing Acts 1993, No. 261 does not apply to actions for separation from bed and board or divorce or actions for incidental relief commenced before January 1, 1994, or to reconventional demands thereto, whenever filed. Such actions are to be governed by the law in effect prior to January 1, 1994. Acts 1993, No. 261, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 1078, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 9:386 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§386. Actions pending on effective date of spousal support revision act; law governing

RS 386 - Actions pending on effective date of spousal support revision act; law governing Acts 1997, No. 1078 does not apply to actions for separation from bed and board or divorce or actions for incidental relief commenced before January 1, 1998, or to reconventional demands thereto, whenever filed. Such actions are to be governed by the law in effect prior to January 1, 1998. Acts 1997, No. 1078, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 9:387 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§387. Spousal support; period of grace after effective date of spousal support revision act

RS 387 - Spousal support; period of grace after effective date of spousal support revision act A person who is entitled to assert a claim for spousal support, and who is adversely affected by the provisions of Acts 1997, No. 1078, has one year from January 1, 1998, within which to assert a claim under the law in effect prior to that date. Acts 1997, No. 1078, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 9:391 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§391. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 26, §15.

RS 391 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 26, §15.
LA Rev Stat § 9:391.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§391.1. Child conceived after death of parent

RS 391.1 - Child conceived after death of parent A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any child conceived after the death of a decedent, who specifically authorized in writing his surviving spouse to use his gametes, shall be deemed the child of such decedent with all rights, including the capacity to inherit from the decedent, as the child would have had if the child had been in existence at the time of the death of the deceased parent, provided the child was born to the surviving spouse, using the gametes of the decedent, within three years of the death of the decedent. B. Any heir or legatee of the decedent whose interest in the succession of the decedent will be reduced by the birth of a child conceived as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall have one year from the birth of such child within which to bring an action to disavow paternity. Acts 2001, No. 479, §1; Acts 2003, No. 495, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:392 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§392. Acknowledgment; requirements; content

RS 392 - Acknowledgment; requirements; content A. Prior to the execution of an acknowledgment of paternity, the notary shall apprise in writing and orally, which may include directing them to video or audio presentations, the mother and alleged father making the acknowledgment of the following: (1) Either party has the right to request a genetic test to determine if the alleged father is the biological father of the child. (2) The alleged father has the right to consult an attorney before signing an acknowledgment of paternity. (3) If the alleged father does not acknowledge the child, the mother has the right to file a paternity suit to establish paternity. (4) After the alleged father signs an acknowledgment of paternity, he has the right to pursue visitation with the child and the right to petition for custody. (5) Once an acknowledgment of paternity is signed, the father may be obligated to provide support for the child. (6) Once an acknowledgment of paternity is signed, the child will have inheritance rights and any rights afforded children born in wedlock. (7)(a) An alleged father who executed an authentic act of acknowledgment may revoke the act, without cause, before the earlier of the following: (i) Sixty days after the signing of the act, in a judicial hearing for the limited purpose of revoking the acknowledgment. (ii) A judicial hearing relating to the child, including a child support proceeding, wherein the alleged father who executed the authentic act of acknowledgment is a party to the proceeding. (b) Thereafter, the acknowledgment of paternity may be voided only upon proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that such act was induced by fraud, duress, material mistake of fact, or error, or that the alleged father who executed the authentic act of acknowledgment is not the biological father. (c) Except for good cause shown, the court shall not suspend any legal responsibilities or obligations, including a support obligation, of the party or parties during the pendency of the proceeding authorized in this Section. (8) All parties to the action have any other rights and responsibilities which may be afforded by law now or in the future. B. In addition to the general requirements of the Civil Code, an acknowledgment of a child born outside of marriage shall include the social security numbers of the father and mother, and, in accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7) and 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(D), shall include all minimum requirements specified by the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Failure to recite a party's social security number as required herein shall not affect the validity of the declaration. Acts 1997, No. 1243, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2004, No. 26, §5; Acts 2006, No. 344, §4, eff. June 13, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 470, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 173, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:392.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§392.1. Acknowledgment; obligation to support; visitation

RS 392.1 - Acknowledgment; obligation to support; visitation In child support, custody, and visitation cases, the acknowledgment of paternity by authentic act is deemed to be a legal finding of paternity and is sufficient to establish an obligation to support the child and to establish visitation without the necessity of obtaining a judgment of paternity. Acts 2006, No. 344, §4, eff. June 13, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 9:393 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§393. Full faith and credit of acknowledgments

RS 393 - Full faith and credit of acknowledgments Full faith and credit shall be given by Louisiana courts to an affidavit acknowledging paternity executed in any state in accordance with the laws and procedures of that state. Acts 1997, No. 1243, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:394 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§394. Evidence of hospital bills and tests in paternity action

RS 394 - Evidence of hospital bills and tests in paternity action In an action to establish paternity, originals or certified copies of bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing shall be admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule and shall be prima facie evidence that the amounts reflected on the bills were incurred for such services or testing on behalf of the child. Extrinsic evidence of authenticity of the bills, or their duplicates, as a condition precedent to admissibility shall not be required. Acts 1997, No. 1242, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:395 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§395. Paternity proceedings; special requirements

RS 395 - Paternity proceedings; special requirements A. Each party in a paternity proceeding shall advise the state case registry of his current address and telephone number, social security number, driver's license number, and the name, address, and telephone number of his current employer and of any change in this information during the pendency of the proceeding and thereafter. If any of this information is unavailable, the party shall submit a statement to this effect with the state case registry. Information submitted pursuant to this Section shall be available for inspection by the parties in the proceeding but shall otherwise be confidential except as provided in this Section. B. Any order entered or judgment rendered shall require the parties to provide the state case registry with any change in the information required by this Section which occurs after the date of the entry or rendering. C. Upon entry of an order or upon receipt of any change in this information during the pending proceeding, the clerk of court shall forward this information to the state case registry in accordance with R.S. 46:236.10. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. April 24, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 9:395.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§395.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 344, §7, eff. June 13, 2006.

RS 395.1 - Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 344, §7, eff. June 13, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 9:397 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§397. Selection of expert

RS 397 - Selection of expert  The tests shall be conducted by a court appointed expert or experts qualified as examiners of blood or tissue samples for inherited characteristics, including but not limited to blood and tissue type. The number and qualifications of such expert or experts shall be determined by the court.  Acts 1972, No. 521, §2; Acts 1985, No. 38, §1; Acts 1992, No. 407, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:397.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§397.1. Compensation of expert witnesses and recovery of testing costs

RS 397.1 - Compensation of expert witnesses and recovery of testing costs A. The costs of the blood or tissue tests conducted by the expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at a reasonable amount. The costs shall be advanced by the party who requested that such tests be conducted. If the court orders the blood or tissue tests on its own motion, the petitioner shall advance the costs of the tests. In either case, the court shall tax the costs to the party against whom judgment is rendered. The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court and called by a party shall be fixed at a reasonable amount. It shall be paid by the party against whom judgment is rendered, which shall be taxed as costs of court. B. If the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the petitioner pays the initial costs of testing under this Part in a paternity action, the state, political subdivision, or petitioner may recover those costs from an individual only if he is found to be the father of the child in the action. If an income assignment order is issued, the reimbursement for the costs shall be ordered through the income assignment order. If an income assignment order has not been issued, the court shall determine the manner in which the reimbursement for the costs shall be made. Acts 1988, No. 425, §1; Acts 1992, No. 406, §1; Acts 1992, No. 407, §1; Acts 2008, No. 444, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:397.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§397.2. Chain of custody of blood or tissue samples

RS 397.2 - Chain of custody of blood or tissue samples The chain of custody of blood or tissue samples taken under this Part may be established if documentation of the chain of custody is submitted with the expert's report and if such documentation was made at or near the time of the chain of custody and was made in the course of regularly conducted business activity. Acts 1972, No. 521, §4; Acts 1985, No. 38, §1; Acts 1992, No. 407, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1127, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:397.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§397.3. Admissibility and effect of test results

RS 397.3 - Admissibility and effect of test results A.(1) A written report of the results of the initial testing, certified by a sworn affidavit by the expert who supervised the tests, shall be filed in the suit record. The affidavit shall state in substance: (a) That the affiant is qualified as an examiner of blood or tissue samples for inherited characteristics, including but not limited to blood and tissue types, to administer the test and shall give the affiant's name, address, telephone number, qualifications, education, and experience. (b) How the tested individuals were identified when the samples were obtained. (c) Who obtained the samples and how, when, and where the samples were obtained. (d) The chain of custody of the samples from the time obtained until the tests were completed. (e) The results of the test and the probability of paternity as calculated by an expert based on the test results. (f) The procedures performed to obtain the test results. (2) A notice that the report has been filed shall be mailed by certified mail to all parties by the clerk of court or shall be served in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure Article 1314. (3) A party may challenge the testing procedure within thirty days of the date of receipt or service of the notice. B.(1) If the court finds there has been a procedural error in the administration of the tests, the court shall order an additional test made by the same laboratory or expert. (2)(a) If there is no timely challenge to the testing procedure or if the court finds there has been no procedural error in the testing procedure, the certified report shall be admitted in evidence at trial as prima facie proof of its contents, provided that the party against whom the report is sought to be used may summon and examine those making the original of the report as witnesses under cross-examination. The summons for the individual making the original of the report may be served through his employer's agent for service of process listed with the secretary of state or served pursuant to R.S. 13:3201 et seq. (b) A certified report of blood or tissue sampling which indicates by a ninety-nine and nine-tenths percentage point threshold probability that the alleged father is the father of the child creates a rebuttable presumption of paternity. C. Any additional testing ordered by the court pursuant to this Part shall be proved by the testimony of the expert. D. If the court finds that the conclusions of all the experts as disclosed by the reports, based upon the tests, are that the alleged father is not the father of the child, the question of paternity shall be resolved accordingly. If the experts disagree in their findings or conclusions, the question shall be submitted upon all the evidence. Acts 1972, No. 521, §5; Acts 1985, No. 38, §1; Acts 1988, No. 298, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1144, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1127, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:398 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§398. Applicability to criminal actions

RS 398 - Applicability to criminal actions  This part shall apply to criminal cases subject to the following limitations and provisions:  (1) An order for the tests shall be made only upon application of a party or on the court's initiative;  (2) The compensation of the experts shall be paid by the parish of the party's domicile under order of court;  (3) The court may direct a verdict of acquittal upon the conclusions of all the experts under the provisions of R.S. 9:397.3(D), otherwise the case shall be submitted for determination upon all the evidence.  Acts 1972, No. 521, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 9:398.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§398.1. Award of attorney's fees in actions to establish paternity

RS 398.1 - Award of attorney's fees in actions to establish paternity  When the court renders judgment in favor of a party seeking to establish paternity, it shall, except for good cause shown, award attorney's fees costs to the prevailing party. However, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to compensation of expert witnesses and recovery of blood or tissue testing costs in accordance with R.S. 9:397.1.  Acts 1991, No. 854, §2; Acts 1992, No. 407, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 9:398.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§398.2. Petition for order to submit to blood or tissue tests prior to bringing filiation action

RS 398.2 - Petition for order to submit to blood or tissue tests prior to bringing filiation action A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the husband of the mother, prior to filing an action of disavowal of a child born or conceived during his marriage to the mother and prior to the expiration of the time required to file an action of disavowal, may petition a court of proper jurisdiction and venue for an order directing the mother, child, and petitioner to submit to the collection of blood or tissue samples, or both, for determination of paternity for the purpose of exercising rights relating to the child. The filing of the petition suspends the period for bringing the disavowal action for a period of one year from the date the petition is filed. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the alleged biological father of a child born outside of marriage, prior to filing any action to establish filiation of the child, may petition a court of proper jurisdiction and venue for an order directing the mother, child, and petitioner to submit to the collection of blood or tissue samples, or both, for determination of paternity for the purpose of exercising rights relating to the child. B. The petition authorized in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A of this Section shall name the mother as defendant and shall allege specific facts tending to prove the relationship or the circumstances of any physical relationship with the mother, or facts tending to prove paternity, and other facts necessary to establish the jurisdiction and venue of the court. C. The court, after contradictory hearing, may order the parties to submit to blood or tissue samples, or both, and direct that inherited characteristics in the samples, including but not limited to blood and tissue type, be determined by appropriate testing procedures as provided in this Part. D. If the court issues an order directing blood or tissue tests, or both, the provisions of R.S. 9:397 through 397.2 and 397.3(A) and (B) shall be applicable to the selection and compensation of experts, payment of testing costs, establishment of chain of custody, filing of test results in the court record, and authority of the court to order additional tests if it finds there has been a procedural error in the administration of the tests. E. The court shall not make a determination of paternity based on the test results and conclusions of the experts filed in the record; however, the test results shall be admissible in any subsequent action filed by any of the parties relating to filiation of the child. F. The provisions of this Section shall not in any manner affect the status of a child whose legal father is the husband of the mother who does not timely disavow paternity of the child nor affect any right that a child may have to file an action of filiation as provided by law. Acts 1995, No. 1206, §1; Acts 2004, No. 26, §5; Acts 2006, No. 344, §4, eff. June 13, 2006.