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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 578
BY SENATOR BROOME
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Civil Code Article 136(B) and (C), relative to children; to provide2
relative to an award of visitation rights to a grandparent and certain other persons;3
to provide certain procedures and conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. Civil Code Article 136(B) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to6
read as follows:7
Art. 136. Award of visitation rights8
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B. A grandparent not granted custody of a child may be granted reasonable10
visitation rights if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child. Before11
making this determination, the court shall hold a contradictory hearing as provided12
for in R.S. 9:345 in order to determine whether the court should appoint an attorney13
to represent the child.14
C. Under extraordinary circumstances, any other relative, by blood or15
affinity, or a former stepparent or stepgrandparent, not granted custody of the child16
may be granted reasonable visitation rights if the court finds that it is in the best17
interest of the child. Extraordinary circumstances shall include a determination by18
a court that a parent is abusing a controlled dangerous substance.19
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 586