Rescission by Adopted.
Article 40
ART. 40. Rescission by Adopted. — The adopted person or
the Department of Social Welfare or any duly licensed child placement
agency if the adopted is still a minor or otherwise incapacitated, may
ask for the rescission of the adoption on the same grounds that cause
the loss of parental authority under the Civil Code.
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