Section 849 – Service and return; resident parent

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana

A. If a parent resides within the state, service shall be made personally or by domiciliary service or by certified mail as soon as possible and not less than forty-eight hours prior to commencement of the adjudication hearing on the matter.
B. The person effecting service shall execute a return and, if service was made by certified mail, the return receipt shall be attached thereto.

La. Ch.C. § 849

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.