# La. Civ. Code art. 195: Presumption by marriage and acknowledgment; child not filiated to another man; proof; time period

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Ccivil-code_A195

## Section

- **Citation:** La. Civ. Code art. 195
- **Heading:** Presumption by marriage and acknowledgment; child not filiated to another man; proof; time period
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 195

## Text

A man who marries the mother of a child not filiated to another man and who, with the concurrence of the mother, acknowledges the child by authentic act is presumed to be the father of that child.

The husband may disavow paternity of the child as provided in Article 187. Revocation of the authentic act of acknowledgment alone is not sufficient to rebut the presumption of paternity created by this Article.

The action for disavowal is subject to a peremptive period of one hundred eighty days. This peremptive period commences to run from the day of the marriage or the acknowledgment, whichever occurs later.

Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 3, §3, eff. June 9, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 309, §1.

## Nearby sections

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