In re the Succession of Cobb

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s holding that a baptismal certificate which is not signed by the parent can never fulfill the requirements for acknowledgment pursuant to LSA-C.C. art. 203. In reaching this conclusion, the majority relies, in part, on cases which held that a birth certificate must be signed by the parent to constitute an acknowledgment under LSA-C.C. art. 203. See In the Matter of Succession of Brown, 522 So.2d 1382, 1385 (La.App. 2nd Cir.1988); Succession of Savoy, 511 So.2d 59, 61 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1987). In relying on these cases, the majority states that it is…