The purpose of this Part is to provide for an effective and efficient system of providing qualified legal representation, including curatorship appointments, for indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases as required by the provisions of the Louisiana Children’s Code. The uniform standards and guidelines and the program to provide for representation, including curatorship appointments, of indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases shall be incrementally implemented and effected throughout the state.

            Acts 2007, No. 95, §2; Acts 2016, No. 407, §2, eff. June 5, 2016.