La. Ch. Code art. 1558
This is the official text of La. Ch. Code art. 1558, part of Louisiana’s Children's Code — governs child custody, child protection, and juvenile justice in Louisiana.
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Revocation of declaration
Official statutory text
A. A declaration by a parent or guardian pursuant to Article 1557 may be revoked at any time by the declarant without regard to his or her mental state or competency by any of the following methods:
(1) By being cancelled, defaced, obliterated, burned, torn, or otherwise destroyed by the declarant or by some person in the presence of and at the direction of the declarant.
(2) By a written revocation of the declarant expressing the intent to revoke, signed and dated by the declarant.
(3) By an oral or nonverbal expression by the declarant of the intent to revoke the declaration.
B. Such revocation by any method enumerated in Paragraph A of this Article shall become effective upon communication to the attending physician.
C. The attending physician shall record in the child's medical records the time and date when notification of the revocation was received.
Acts 1991, No. 235, ยง15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
(1) By being cancelled, defaced, obliterated, burned, torn, or otherwise destroyed by the declarant or by some person in the presence of and at the direction of the declarant.
(2) By a written revocation of the declarant expressing the intent to revoke, signed and dated by the declarant.
(3) By an oral or nonverbal expression by the declarant of the intent to revoke the declaration.
B. Such revocation by any method enumerated in Paragraph A of this Article shall become effective upon communication to the attending physician.
C. The attending physician shall record in the child's medical records the time and date when notification of the revocation was received.
Acts 1991, No. 235, ยง15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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