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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:131"
article_number: "131"
status: active
heading: "Court to determine custody"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title V › Chapter 2 › Section 3"
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acts_citations_raw: "Amended by Acts 1888, No. 124; Acts 1979, No. 718, §1; Acts 1981, No. 283, §1; Acts 1982, No. 307, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1983, No. 695, §1; Acts 1984, No. 133, §1; Acts 1984, No. 786, §1; Acts 1986, No. 950, §1, eff. July 14, 1986; Acts 1989, No. 188, §1; Acts 1993, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994."
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    act_number: 307
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  - act_year: 1983
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  - act_year: 1984
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  - act_year: 1984
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  - act_year: 1986
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# Art. 131. Court to determine custody

In a proceeding for divorce or thereafter, the court shall award custody of a child in accordance with the best interest of the child.