RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 645 (HB 507) 2022 Regular Session Marino
Existing law provides criteria for designating a surname entered on a child's original birth
certificate under various circumstances.
New law provides that if the mother or the man whose surname may be given to a child
possesses both a maternal and paternal surname according to national custom or practice, the
surname of the child may be consistent with the national custom or practice of the mother
or man.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 40:34.2(2)(e))