§ 1115 Authority generally; preplacement approval
§ 1116 Agency adoption; acceptance by agency
§ 1117 Domiciliary requirements; acceptance of surrender
§ 1118 Effect of acceptance
§ 1119 Anonymity; limitations upon attorney as representative
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Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title XI > Chapter 5 - Authority to Accept Surrender

  • Agency: includes the Department of Children and Family Services, the corresponding department of any other state, and those private agencies and institutions licensed for the placement of children for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services or by the corresponding department of any other state. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Child: means a person under eighteen years of age and not emancipated by marriage. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.