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ACT No. 51
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 134
BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:4751(C)(2), relative to petitions for the name change of a
3 minor; to provide relative to persons entitled to service of the petition and persons
4 entitled to consent to a name change; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:4751(C)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง4751. Petition for name change; adults; minors
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9 C. If the person desiring such change is a minor or if the parents or parent
10 or the tutor of the minor desire to change the name of the minor:
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12 (2) If one parent has been granted custody of the minor by a court of
13 competent jurisdiction, the consent of the other parent is not necessary under either
14 of the following circumstances:
15 (a) The parental rights of the other parent have been terminated.
16 (b) if the The other parent has been served with a copy of the petition and
17 any of the following exists:
18 (a)(i) The other parent has refused or failed to comply with a court order of
19 support for a period of one year.
20 (b)(ii) The other parent has failed to support the child for a period of three
21 years after judgment awarding custody to the parent signing the petition.
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1 (c)(iii) The other parent is not paying support and has refused or failed to
2 visit, communicate, or attempt to communicate with the child without just cause for
3 a period of two years.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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