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urn: urn:us-la:rs:13:1855
citation: "R.S. 13:1855"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 13 › Chapter 6 › Part IV › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2007, number: 369, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
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# Jurisdiction

A. A petition under this Part may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the provisions of R.S. 13:1813 through 1816.

B. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under the provisions of R.S. 13:1816, if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.