Louisiana Children’s Code 1159 – Permanency planning; case plan; review hearings
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1159
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age and not emancipated by marriage. See Louisiana Children's Code 1103
- Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 1150
- Infant: means a child not previously subjected to abuse or neglect, who is not more than sixty days old as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty by an examining physician. See Louisiana Children's Code 1150
A. Unless a reclaiming of parental rights is filed timely, the department shall within thirty days of the continued custody hearing develop and file with the court a permanency case plan as described in Article 673.
B. If a reclaiming of parental rights is filed timely, the department shall develop and file with the court a permanency case plan within thirty days of a judgment denying the claim and terminating parental rights.
C. The case shall thereafter be reviewed in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title X.
D. The attorney appointed to represent the infant at the safe haven continued custody hearing shall continue to represent the child in all review hearings until the child is permanently placed.
Acts 2003, No. 609, §2.