Art. 1188. Motion for disclosure
A. An adopted person or, if still a minor, his legal representative on his behalf may
file a motion for disclosure of information pertaining to his adoption pursuant to Article
1189. The action shall be styled: "In re the Adoption of _____________".
B. A biological sibling or descendant of an adopted person, or if still a minor, his
legal representative on his behalf, may file a motion for disclosure pursuant to Article 1189.
C. This action, the limited medical exception provision of Article 1127, and the
provisions of R.S. 40:73, 77, and 79 shall be the exclusive means for gaining access to
records of adoptions whether maintained by this court, some other court, an adoption agency,
any state agency, or private individual, notwithstanding provisions of law to the contrary.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1108, §1; Acts 2008, No.
583, §1; Acts 2022, No. 470, §1.