§ Art. 3953 Nullity of judgment

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Art. 3953. Nullity of judgment

    A judgment rendered in accordance with Civil Code Article 102 shall be an absolute nullity when:

    (1) Less than the requisite period of time, in accordance with Article 103.1, has elapsed between service of the petition, or between execution of written waiver of service of the petition, and filing of the rule to show cause.

    (2) Less than the requisite period of time, in accordance with Article 103.1, has elapsed between the date the parties commenced living separate and apart and filing of the rule to show cause.

    (3) The requirements of this Title with respect to jurisdiction and venue have not been met.

    DATE EFFECTIVE; APPLICATION--ACTS 2006, NO. 743

    Sections 4 and 5 of Acts 2006, No. 743 (§ 2 of which amended this article) provide:

    “Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007. 

    “Section 5. The provisions of this Act shall apply only to actions filed on and after its effective date. Actions pending
before the effective date of this Act shall be governed by prior law.”