ENROLLED
ACT No. 7
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 7
BY REPRESENTATIVE MUSCARELLO
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 1702(F)(3), relative to confirmation of default
3 judgments; to provide relative to divorce; to provide relative to notice to a defendant;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 1702(F)(3) is hereby enacted to read as
7 follows:
8 Art. 1702. Default judgment
9 * * *
10 F.
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12 (3) The notice requirements contained in Paragraph A of this Article shall
13 not apply when the plaintiff intends to obtain a default judgment for a demand for
14 divorce as provided by this Paragraph.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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