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Article 196

Formal acknowledgment; presumption ACTIVE

A man may, by authentic act, acknowledge a child not filiated to another man. The acknowledgment creates a presumption that the man who acknowledges the child is the father. The presumption can be invoked only on behalf of the child. Except as otherwise provided in custody, visitation, and child support cases, the acknowledgment does not create a presumption in favor of the man who acknowledges the child.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, 2005
  • amendment Acts 2006, No. 344, §1, eff. June 13, 2006
  • amendment Acts 2009, No. 3, §3, eff. June 9, 2009
  • amendment Acts 2016, No. 309, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 196 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-196,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 196},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/196},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}