§ 46:288.1 This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the “Extended Foster Care Program Act”.
§ 46:288.2 As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
§ 46:288.3 A. The department may provide extended foster care services for a youth who satisfies one of the following conditions for eligibility:
§ 46:288.4 A. If a youth chooses to participate in extended foster care services and meets the eligibility criteria set forth in R.S. 46:288.3(A), the department and the youth shall sign an ext
§ 46:288.5 Within one hundred fifty days after the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court a written report that shall contain all
§ 46:288.6 A. The court has jurisdiction to review the written report and make a determination whether it is in the youth’s best interest to continue in extended foster care in a voluntary plac
§ 46:288.7 The department shall conduct internal administrative reviews not less than once every one hundred eighty days to determine the status of the following:
§ 46:288.8 A. A youth may choose to terminate the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and stop receiving extended foster care services at any time.
§ 46:288.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may extend an adoption or guardianship subsidy to the adoptive parent or guardian with whom the department established a su
§ 46:288.10 The department shall promulgate and enforce any rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subpart in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 46 > Chapter 3 > Part II > Subpart D-4 - Extended Foster Care Program

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Court: means the court that exercised juvenile jurisdiction over the child in need of care proceedings involving the youth prior to his eighteenth birthday. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Youth: means an individual who was adjudicated as a child in need of care, was in foster care in the department's custody on the day before his eighteenth birthday, and is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2