Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > BOOK III > Title XV > Chapter 1 - Representation

• 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 been issued. See Louisiana Children's Code 1169
• Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1150
• Infant: means a child not previously subjected to abuse or neglect, who is not more than sixty days old as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty by an examining physician. See Louisiana Children's Code 1150
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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 Louisiana Children's Code 1169