DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 297 Original 2022 Regular Session Edmonds
Abstract: Authorizes a biological sibling of a child to intervene in the adoption proceeding for
agency and private adoptions.
Present law provides that for agency and private adoption proceedings, intervention is limited to
persons having a substantial caretaking relationship with the child for one year or longer or any other
person that the court finds to be a party in interest. Present law further provides that the intervention
of a party in interest shall be for the limited purpose of presenting evidence as to the best interest of
the child.
Proposed law retains present law and authorizes a biological sibling of the child to intervene for the
limited purpose of presenting evidence as to the best interest of the child.
(Amends Ch.C. Arts. 1209 and 1231)