CHC 1282.2
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CHC 1282.2
Art. 1282.2. Findings
The court shall issue a judgment recognizing the foreign adoption and rendering a final decree of adoption upon finding that:
(1)At least one of the adopting parents is a domiciliary of the state of Louisiana.
(2)The original or a certified copy of the foreign adoption decree, together with a notarized transcript, has been filed and is presumed to have been granted in accordance with the law of the foreign country.
(3)The child has qualified as a foreign orphan and is in the United States in accordance with applicable federal regulations.
(4)The child is either a permanent resident or a naturalized citizen of the United States.
(5)The petitioners have the ability to care for, maintain, and educate the child.
Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.