Louisiana Children's Code Handbook, 2009-2010 ed.

Lucy S. McGough, Kerry J. Triche

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ISBN-13: 9780314905000

Last Updated: 12/9/2009

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This publication contains the full text of the Louisiana Children’s Code, as well as clear, concise explanations of the current status of each law. The authors, both principal drafters of the Code, offer detailed notes concerning the history and source of each provision, proper interpretation of the articles, and case law. They also discuss overriding constitutional decisions and complex workers' compensation procedural issues.

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Summary Of Contents

Title I. General Provisions
Title II. Legal Status of Children [Reserved]
Title III. Jurisdiction, General Authority, and Appeals
Chapter
1. Definitions
2. Juvenile Jurisdiction of Courts
3. Jurisdiction Over Children and Minors
4. Original Criminal Court Jurisdiction Over Children
5. Juvenile Jurisdiction Over Adults
6. Venue
7. General Authority of Courts
8. Special Authority of Courts; Protected Persons; Videotaping; Closed Circuit Television
9. Appeals and Supervisory Jurisdiction
Title IV. Juvenile Court Administration
1. Local Rules of Court
2. Scheduling and Conduct of Cases
3. Records
4. Court Personnel
5. Duties of Court Clerks
6. Mediation
Title V. Services to Families
1. Protection of Children in Abuse Investigations
2. Child Advocacy Centers
3. Children’s Advocacy Clearinghouse
4. Information Sharing
5. (Reserved)
6. Legal Representation of Indigent Parents
Title VI. Child in Need of Care
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Venue
3. Grounds; Child in Need of Care
4. Right to Counsel
5. Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation
6. Procedures for the Protection of a Child
7. Informal Adjustment Procedure
8. Petitions; Service; Summons
9. Answer to Petition
10. Special Motions and Discovery
11. Adjudication
12. Predisposition Investigation
13. Permanency Planning Reports
14. Disposition
15. Case Review Procedure; Reports; Review Hearings
16. Permanency Reviews
17. Sanctions for Failure to Comply With Permanency Planning Requirements
18. Modification of Disposition
Title VII. Families in Need of Services
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Persons Subject to Proceedings; Grounds; Complaint
3. Duties of Intake Officer
4. Preadjudication Custody and Release of Children
5. Informal Family Services Plan Procedure
6. Petition and Summons
7. Answer to Petition
8. Special Motions and Discovery
9. Adjudication
10. Predisposition Investigation
11. Permanency Planning Reports
12. Disposition
13. Case Review Procedure; Reports; Review Hearings
14. Modification of Disposition
15. Truancy and Assessment and Service Centers
16. Early Intervention Programs
Title VIII. Delinquency
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Venue
3. Constitutional Rights
4. –A. Rights of the Victim
5. Preadjudication Custody and Release of Children
6. Continued Custody Prior to Adjudication
7. Bail, Security Deposits, Conditions of Release, and Breach of Bail Conditions
8. Mental Incapacity to Proceed
9. Informal Adjustment Procedure
10. Petition and Summons
11. Answer to Petition
12. Transfers for Criminal Prosecution
13. Preadjudication Motions and Relief
14. Adjudication
15. Vacation of Adjudication
16. Predisposition Investigation
17. Disposition Hearings
18. Modification of Disposition
19. Expungement
Title IX. Traffic Violations
1. Preliminary Provisions
2. Traffic Jurisdiction; Citation
3. Juvenile Traffic Referees
4. Appointment of Counsel
5. Disposition
6. Traffic Cases Heard Before Juvenile Traffic Referee; Appeal to Court
Title X. Judicial Certification of Children for Adoption
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Venue
3. Confidentiality of Records; Duties of Court Clerks; Disclosure Proceedings
4. Grounds of Involuntary Termination
5. Right to Counsel
6. Prehearing Procedure
7. Special Motions and Discovery
8. Hearing
9. Judgments
10. Permanent Placement
Title XI. Surrender of Parental Rights
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Duties of Court Clerks; Confidentiality
3. –A. Intent to Surrender Process
4. Authority to Surrender
5. Capacity to Surrender
6. Authority to Accept Surrender
7. Counseling Requirements
8. Surrender Requirements
9. Statement of Family History
10. Foreign Surrenders
11. Surrender Procedure in General
12. Permanency Planning
13. Annulment of Surrender
14. Safe Haven Relinquishments
Title XII. Adoption of Children
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Preplacement Approval of Adoptive Home in Private Adoptions
3. Venue and Jurisdiction
4. Duties of Court Clerks
5. Confidentiality
6. Rights of Parents; Consent; Relinquishment
7. Form of Parental Consent
8. Prior Clearance of Original Birth Certificate
9. Agency Adoptions
10. Private Adoptions
11. Intrafamily Adoptions
12. Appeal
13. Annulment of Final Decrees
14. Visitation Rights of Grandparents
15. –A. Continuing Contact
16. Voluntary Registration
Title XII-A. Intercountry Adoption of Children
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Recognition of Foreign Adoptions
3. Adoption of a Foreign Orphan
Title XIII. Support of Family
1. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
2. Criminal Neglect of Family
Title XIV. Mental Health Proceedings
1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
2. Treatment Facilities
3. Rights of Minor Patients
4. Hospitalized Minors’ Right to Hearing
5. Records
6. Immunity From Liability
7. Emergency Certificate Admission Procedure
8. Protective Custody
9. Judicial Commitment Procedure
10. Parental Admission
11. Voluntary Admission
12. Substance Abuse Treatment Procedure
13. Transfer of Patients Committed to the Department
Title XV. Special Proceedings
1. Preliminary Provisions
2. Contempt
3. Voluntary Transfer of Custody
4. Misdemeanor Prosecution of Adults
5. (Reserved)
6. Authorization of Minors’ Marriages
7. Protection of Terminally Ill Children
8. Domestic Abuse Assistance
Title XVI. Interstate Compacts Affecting Children
1. Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
2. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
3. Interstate Compact on Juveniles
4. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles
Appendix A Selected Louisiana Statutes
Appendix B Flowcharts
Appendix C Louisiana Supreme Court, Rule XXXII. Special Rules For Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
Table of Cases
Index

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