June - 2019

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Adult Adoptions

If a Louisiana born adult is adopted in Louisiana by an Authentic Act of Adoption (Notarial Adoption), it must be recorded and filed with...

Adult Adoptions

SUBPART B. PERSONS OVER SEVENTEEN §461. Right of adoption; conditions, limitations, and procedure; court order A. Any person eighteen...

UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AN ADULT MAY BE ADOPTED BY NOTARIAL ACT. HOW DO INHERITANCE RIGHTS CHANG

(1) Inheritance Rights of Adopted Persons a. Adoption During Minority If the adopted person was or is a minor at the time of the...

DONATIONS INTER VIVOS HAVE MANY NUANCES. FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DONOR

When notaries draft donations inter vivos, they are almost always gratuitous donations. But let's not forget that there are also onerous...

CAN OR SHOULD YOU PUT LIVING WILL LANGUAGE INTO A HEALTH CARE MANDATE?

There is nothing prohibited about putting "pull the plug", or living will language into a health care mandate (power of attorney), but...