by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A. The court shall impose the least restrictive disposition which the court finds is consistent with the circumstances of the case, the needs of the child, and the best interest of society.B. If the court commits a child to a private institution or agency, it shall...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A. The court shall not remove a child from the custody of his caretakers unless his welfare cannot, in the opinion of the court, be adequately safeguarded without such removal.B. In support of any disposition removing a child from the caretaker’s home, the court...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A. In any case in which the family has been adjudicated to be in need of services, the court may impose the following orders directly affecting any child of the family: (1) Order the child to submit to counseling or to psychiatric or psychological examination or...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
The court may consider the report of the predisposition investigation, any reports of mental evaluation, and all other evidence offered by the child, his caretaker or the state relating to the proper disposition. The court may consider evidence which would not be...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A. Prior to entering a judgment of disposition, the court shall conduct a disposition hearing.B. This hearing may be conducted immediately after the adjudication and shall be conducted within thirty days after the adjudication. Such period may be extended for good...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A. If at any point in family in need of services proceedings, a child enters the custody of the state, the provisions of Chapters 13, 15, and 16 of Title VI and Article 1004.1 shall be applicable.B. When the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is the...
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