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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:235"
article_number: "235"
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heading: "Termination of parental authority"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title VII › Chapter 5 › Section 6"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016."
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  - act_year: 2015
    act_number: 260
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2016-01-01
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# Art. 235. Termination of parental authority

Parental authority terminates upon the child's attaining the age of majority, upon the child's emancipation, or upon termination of the marriage of the parents of the child.