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  "citation": "R.S. 13:1409",
  "heading": "Sitting in chambers",
  "text": "The family court may sit in chambers in any and all matters, whether contested or not, in the discretion of the judge, and any judgment or order so rendered or signed shall be effective as if rendered or signed in open court.",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1.",
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