Louisiana Codes > Children’s Code > Title XI > Chapter 1 – Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
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Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title XI > Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
- Birth certificate: means the child's official birth certificate or a true copy of a prefiled version of the birth certificate in the event the official birth certificate has not yet been issued. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
- 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
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Putative father registry: means the Louisiana putative father registry established in Part I-C of Chapter 1 of Code Title VII of Code Book I of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of Louisiana Children's Code 1103