CC 214 - Adult adoption; recordation requirement

Art. 214. Adult adoption; recordation requirement

The adoption is effective when the act of adult adoption and any judgment required to authorize the adoption are filed for registry, except as otherwise provided by law.

Amended by Acts 1948, No. 454, §1; Acts 1958, No. 514, §1; Acts 1978, No. 458, §1; Acts 1990, No. 147, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2008, No. 351, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.