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urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:102
citation: "R.S. 9:102"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book I › Code Title I › Chapter 1 › Part II › Subpart A"
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# Suits, judicial proceedings, and judgments

Married women may institute or defend suits, or otherwise appear in judicial proceedings, and stand in judgment, without the authority of their husbands or of the judge.