Effect of final decree

La. Child. Code art. 1283.15

La. Child. Code art. 1283.15

Art. 1283.15. Effect of final decree The final decree of adoption shall have the same force and effect as any final decree of adoption rendered by a court of this state and automatically entitles the child to United States citizenship under the Intercountry Adoption Act. Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.