CHC 1211 - Final decree at first hearing
Art. 1211. Final decree at first hearing
Notwithstanding Article 1216, upon due consideration of the factors enumerated in Article 1208(B), the court may render a final decree of private adoption at the first hearing, without the necessity of first entering an interlocutory decree, if either:
(1) The child was placed in the petitioner's home by an agency and the child has lived in that home for at least six months prior to the hearing for adoption.
(2) The rights of the child's parents have been terminated pursuant to Titles X or XI and the child has lived in the petitioner's home for at least one year.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 1062, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.