United States — Louisiana Statutes

RS 9:3899

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A client is not liable for a licensee’s acts or omissions when the licensee is providing brokerage services for the client or on the client’s behalf.

• Brokerage services

RS 9:3901

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Certain court-appointed officers who must post bond may treat the bond premium as an administration expense, but only up to one-half of one percent of the bond amount.

• Administration expenses
• Bond premium

RS 9:3902

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If a surety on a bond does not pay and the creditor must sue, the creditor may recover 10% attorney’s fees if the stated demand and timing requirements are met.

• Debt recovery
• Litigation costs

RS 9:3903

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A surety on a twelve months' bond who pays the bond is subrogated to the original creditor’s rights, but only if the property was adjudicated to the defendant and the defendant is the principal on the bond.

• Bond
• Creditor rights

RS 9:3904

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A person who must post a bond may agree with sureties to place covered money or assets in an approved depository for safekeeping, subject to limits on withdrawal.

• Bank deposits
• Court-approved depositories
• Custody of assets

RS 9:391

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Section 391 is repealed.

RS 9:391.1

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A child conceived after a decedent’s death can be treated as the decedent’s child if the decedent authorized use of the gametes in writing and the child is born to the surviving spouse within three years of death.

• Deadlines
• Inheritance
• Parentage

RS 9:3911

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Sureties on an administrator’s, executor’s, curator’s, or tutor’s bond may be released from further liability if they petition the court and ask that new security be required.

• Bond
• Legal representative
• Release from liability

RS 9:3912

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If a cited curator, administrator, executor, or tutor is shown to have mismanaged property, the court must order a new bond; if that is not provided within three days, the person is removed and replaced.

• Fiduciary administration
• Suretyship

RS 9:392

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Before a paternity acknowledgment is signed, the notary must tell the mother and alleged father about listed rights and responsibilities.

• Child support
• Parental rights
• Paternity acknowledgment

RS 9:392.1

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An acknowledgment of paternity by authentic act is treated as a legal finding of paternity and can establish child support and visitation without a separate paternity judgment.

• Child support
• Custody
• Paternity
• Visitation

RS 9:3921

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A master or employer is responsible for damage caused by a servant or employee while doing their work.

• Employment
• Liability

RS 9:393

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Louisiana courts must give full faith and credit to out-of-state affidavits acknowledging paternity if they were executed under that state’s laws and procedures.

RS 9:394

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In a paternity action, original or certified hospital, pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing bills are admissible, and no extra authenticity proof is required before they can be admitted.

• Admissibility of evidence
• Genetic testing
• Medical billing
• Paternity

RS 9:395

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In paternity proceedings, each party must give the state case registry current contact and employment information and report changes; if information is unavailable, the party must file a statement. The clerk of court must forward the information, and the information is generally confidential.

RS 9:395.1

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This section was repealed.

RS 9:396

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Courts can order paternity-related blood or tissue testing, and may use noncompliance or test results in deciding paternity.

• Court orders
• Evidence
• Paternity testing

RS 9:397

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A court-appointed qualified expert must conduct the tests, and the court decides how many experts are needed and what qualifications they must have.

• Court procedure
• Expert evidence

RS 9:397.1

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This section sets who advances and who ultimately pays expert witness and blood or tissue testing costs in certain cases.

• Cost recovery
• Expert witness costs
• Test costs

RS 9:397.2

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Chain of custody for blood or tissue samples may be established if supporting documentation is filed with the expert's report and the documentation was made at or near the time in regular business activity.

• Litigation evidence
• Recordkeeping