Louisiana Children’s Code 1004.2 – Termination of rights; children in state custody
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1004.2
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1003
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The department shall file and pursue to judgment in the trial court a petition to terminate the parental rights of the parent or parents if the child has been in state custody for seventeen of the last twenty-two months, unless the department has documented in the case plan a compelling reason why filing is not in the best interest of the child.
Acts 1999, No. 544, §1; Redesignated from Ch.C. Art. 1004.1 by Acts 2023, No. 271, §1, eff. June 9, 2023.