La. Code Civ. Proc. Ann. art. 2002 (2026)

Art. 2002. Annulment for vices of form; time for action

           A. A final judgment shall be annulled if it is rendered:

           (1) Against an incompetent person not represented as required by law.

           (2) Against a defendant who has not been served with process as required by law and who has not waived objection to jurisdiction, or against whom a valid default judgment has not been taken.

           (3) By a court which does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the suit.

           B. Except as otherwise provided in Article 2003, an action to annul a judgment on the grounds listed in this Article may be brought at any time.

           Acts 1997, No. 578, §1; Acts 2017, No. 419, §1, eff. August 1, 2017; Acts 2021, No. 174, §1, eff. January 1, 2022.