Louisiana Children’s Code 1516 – Affidavit of acceptance; contents; form
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1516
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Legal custody: means a legal status created by court order that vests in a custodian the right to have physical custody of the child and the right and duty to protect, train, and discipline and to provide food, shelter, education, and ordinary medical care, all subject to any residual parental rights and responsibilities. See Louisiana Children's Code 1511
- Physical custody: means the duty and authority to provide care for a child in the home of the custodian. See Louisiana Children's Code 1511
A. An Affidavit of Acceptance shall be executed by the agency, institution, or individual accepting custody and shall state that the agency, institution, or individual knowingly and voluntarily accepts custody of the child to the extent and under the terms and conditions custody is transferred from the parents.
B. The form for the Affidavit of Acceptance shall be as follows:
“AFFIDAVIT OF ACCEPTANCE
BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, personally came and appeared: ________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________, individual(s) OR a representative of _____________________________ (name of agency or institution) who, being first duly sworn, did depose and state:
That affiant is a person of the full age of majority and resides at ___________________________________ (address of individual(s), agency, or institution) in ____________ Parish, Louisiana.
That affiant does knowingly and voluntarily accept physical custody OR legal custody of the person of the children (indicate one) of _________, _________, _________, _________ (name(s) of child(ren)) for the period of time ______________ (specify intended period) in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________.
(may include provisions for support and/or visitation)
____________________________
AFFIANT
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME ON THIS THE ______ DAY OF _____________________,20___.
____________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC”
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2011, No. 128, §1.