The child's mother, any man who would be presumed to be the father under Civil Code Article 185, and the biological father, if known, shall be joined in a filiation or paternity proceeding, except that joinder is not required of a person whose parental rights have been terminated, or who is deceased, or whose joinder is determined otherwise not to be feasible.
La. R.S. 9:408
Filiation and paternity proceeding; parties
Acts 2016, No. 309, §2; Acts 2020, No. 266, §1.
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