Louisiana Children’s Code 689 – Case review reports; service
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 689
- Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 603
- Safety plan: means a plan for the purpose of assuring a child's health, welfare, and safety by imposing conditions for the child to safely remain in the home, or, after a child has been removed from the home, for the continued placement of the child with a custodian and terms for contact between the child and the child's parents or other persons. See Louisiana Children's Code 603
A. A copy of the report shall be served upon counsel of record either by mail or electronic mail and upon any unrepresented party either by certified mail at his last known address or by the department by electronic mail at the electronic mail address expressly designated by the party in a pleading, at the continued custody or continued safety plan hearing, or at any other hearing at which the party personally appeared before the court prior to or at the same time it is filed with the court.
B. Service by electronic mail is complete upon transmission but is not effective if the serving party learns the transmission did not reach the party to be served.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 634, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2015, No. 124, §1, eff. June 19, 2015.