Article 191

Contestation and establishment of paternity by mother ACTIVE

The mother of a child may institute an action to establish both that her former husband is not the father of the child and that her present husband is the father. This action may be instituted only if the present husband has acknowledged the child by authentic act.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2004, No. 530, §1, eff. June 25, 2004
  • amendment Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, 2005
  • amendment Acts 2016, No. 309, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 191 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-191,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 191},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/191},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}