Art. 1281.5.  Prior approval of adoptive placement

No child who is the subject of an intercountry adoption shall be placed in the home of the prospective adoptive parents prior to their obtaining a certification for adoption that meets the requirements of Articles 1171 through 1173 and prior to approval from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Acts 1999, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2013, No. 86, §1.