9.2 Jurisdiction

9.2 Jurisdiction aetrahan Wed, 07/05/2023 - 14:14

A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction has exclusive original jurisdiction in adoption proceedings pursuant to Titles XI (surrender of parental rights for purposes of adoption) or XII (agency, private, and intrafamily adoption) of the Louisiana Children’s Code.1  In Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans Parishes, the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction.2  In all other parishes, district, parish, and city courts have exclusive original jurisdiction, which is concurrent when their territories overlap.3

  • 1See La. Ch.C. art. 303(7).
  • 2La. Ch.C. art. 302(1).
  • 3La. Ch.C. art. 302(2)–(4).