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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:261"
article_number: "261"
status: active
heading: "Child born outside of marriage"
breadcrumb: "Book I › Title VIII › Chapter 1 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109668"
acts_citations_raw: "Amended by Acts 1979, No. 607, §1; Acts 2016, No. 210, §1."
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  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 607
    section: 1
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 2016
    act_number: 210
    section: 1
    role: amendment
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# Art. 261. Child born outside of marriage

The father or mother who is entitled to the tutorship of the child born outside of marriage, according to the provisions of Article 256, can choose a tutor for him, whose appointment, to be valid, must be approved by the judge.