Custody

If your child was conceived through a “sex offense” as defined in section 15:541(subsection 24) of Louisiana law, the parent who committed the offense cannot get any visitation rights or contact with your child.¹

You may also be able to legally end (terminate) the offender’s parental rights. As the victim of the sex offense, you have the right to file for this in court yourself. If the petition for termination is successful, the offender will lose all of their rights to custody, visitation, and contact with your child. However, your child will still keep their right to inherit from the offender.²

If you successfully terminate the offender’s rights, they will have to pay for all of the court costs.³

¹ La. Civ. Code Art. 137(A)
² La. Child. Code Art. 1004.1; 1015.1
³ La. Child. Code Art. 1004.1