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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:405

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.

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§405.  Legal effect of acknowledgment

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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1951–2016 · leading case: In Interest of Voyles
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In Interest of Voyles (1982) lactapp · cites it 8× “To the petition, defendants filed a peremptory exception of prescription, based on R.S. 9:405, and, as to Tom D. Allgood, an exception of no cause of action.”
Marcus Miller v. Harold Thibeaux,lafayette Parish School Board and American Alternative Insurance Corporation (2015) la · cites it 2× “1 and LSA-R.S. 9:405, “[i]n 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…”
State in Interest of Taylor (1993) lactapp “R.S. 9:405, in In the Interest of Voyles, 417 So.”
Ball v. Campbell (1951) la “227 of 1948, LSA-RS 9:405), an exception of no cause or right of action, and a plea of estoppel.”
State ex rel. A.L. (2010) lactapp “R.S. 9:405 on Filiation (which contain identical text), and La.”
State v. A.Z. (2013) lactapp · cites it 3× “R.S. 9:405 provides: In child support, custody, and visitation cases, the acknowledgement 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…”
State ex rel. Hodges (1984) lactapp “On November 15, 1983 DHHR filed an affidavit of abandonment pursuant to LSA-R.S. 9:405, et seq., seeking to have the child declared abandoned and thus terminate the parental rights.”
Webb v. Brown (2016) lactapp “-See LSA-R.S. 9:405. Furthermore, LSA-R.S. 9:406, in pertinent part, establishes a peremptive period for filing an action to revoke an authentic act of acknowledgment of paternity, as follows: B.”
State Ex Rel. Al (2010) lactapp “R.S. 9:405 on Filiation (which contain identical text), and La.”
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