HLS 22RS-842 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 297
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS
ADOPTION: Provides relative to private and agency adoptions
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 1209 and 1231, relative to intervention in
3 agency and private adoption proceedings; to provide for intervention by a biological
4 sibling; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Children's Code Articles 1209 and 1231 are hereby amended and
7reenacted to read as follows:
8 Art. 1209. Intervention
9 A. Intervention in agency adoption proceedings shall not be allowed except
10 on motion to the court and a showing of good cause.
11 B. Such intervention shall be limited to persons having a substantial
12 caretaking relationship with the child for one year or longer, a biological sibling of
13 the child, or any other person that the court finds to be a party in interest.
14 C. The intervention of a biological sibling of the child or a party in interest
15 shall be for the limited purpose of presenting evidence as to the best interests of the
16 child.
17 * * *
18 Art. 1231. Intervention
19 A. Intervention in private adoption proceedings shall not be allowed except
20 on motion to the court and a showing of good cause.
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HB NO. 297
1 B. Such intervention shall be limited to persons having a substantial
2 caretaking relationship with the child for one year or longer, a biological sibling of
3 the child, or any other person that the court finds to be a party in interest.
4 C. The intervention of a biological sibling of a child or a party in interest
5 shall be for the limited purpose of presenting evidence as to the best interests of the
6 child.
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 Engrossed 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)
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