R.S. 9:405

Legal effect of acknowledgment ACTIVE

In child support, custody, and visitation cases, the acknowledgment of paternity by authentic act is deemed to be a legal finding of paternity and is sufficient to establish an obligation to support the child and to establish visitation without the necessity of obtaining a judgment of paternity.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2006, No. 344, §4, eff. June 13, 2006

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:405 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-9-405,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:405},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-9/section-405},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}