La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3941
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3941, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Court where action brought; nullity of judgment of court of improper venue
Official statutory text
A. An action for an annulment of marriage or for a divorce shall be brought in a parish where either party is domiciled, or in the parish of the last matrimonial domicile.
B. The venue provided in this Article may not be waived, and a judgment rendered in either of these actions by a court of improper venue is an absolute nullity.
Acts 1990, No. 1009, ยง4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
B. The venue provided in this Article may not be waived, and a judgment rendered in either of these actions by a court of improper venue is an absolute nullity.
Acts 1990, No. 1009, ยง4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
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