Louisiana Children’s Code 853 – Effect of nonappearance by a parent
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 853
- Child: means any person under the age of twenty-one, including an emancipated minor, who commits a delinquent act before attaining seventeen years of age. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
If it appears from the record that the parent has been served in accordance with Article 849 or 852 and summoned to any hearing, or cannot be found, and the parent fails to appear, the hearing may be held in the parent’s absence. The court shall appoint counsel for the child.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 730, §1.