Louisiana's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Louisiana

Statute: Ch. C. art. 616(B), (F); Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Law Enforcement

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Physicians

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Coroners

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

• Public/Any Person

Persons without access to records

• Grand Juries

• Reporters of Abuse

• Subject of Reports

Other Foster parents Former foster children Court Appointed Special Advocates Legislators; schools Military authorities Probation officers Public disclosure in child fatality or near fatality cases

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