RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 320 (HB 487) 2019 Regular Session Henry
New law provides that the fee assessed by the clerk of court for the filing of a petition for a
state agency adoption shall not exceed $150.
New law defines "state agency adoption" as any adoption proceeding wherein the child to be
adopted is in the legal custody of DCFS or the corresponding department of any other state.
New law limits the service of process fee to be assessed on behalf of the sheriff's office for
state agency adoptions to $30 per petition.
New law expressly waives all other fees and costs authorized to be assessed or collected by
clerks of court in state agency adoptions notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 13:844.1)