Section 2002 – Annulment for vices of form; time for action

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Louisiana

A. A final judgment shall be annulled if it is rendered:

(1) Against an incompetent person not represented as required by law.
(2) Against a defendant who has not been served with process as required by law and who has not waived objection to jurisdiction, or against whom a valid final default judgment has not been taken.
(3) By a court which does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the suit.
B. Except as otherwise provided in Article 2003, an action to annul a judgment on the grounds listed in this Article may be brought at any time.

La. C.P. § 2002

Amended by Acts 2017, No. 419,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1997, No. 578, §1.