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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:214"
article_number: "214"
status: active
heading: "Adult adoption; recordation requirement"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title VII › Chapter 3 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109328"
acts_citations_raw: "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."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1948
    act_number: 454
    section: 1
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 1958
    act_number: 514
    section: 1
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1978
    act_number: 458
    section: 1
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1990
    act_number: 147
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1990-07-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1995
    act_number: 1180
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1996-01-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 2008
    act_number: 351
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2009-01-01
    role: amendment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# 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.