Section 721 – Home study report

The department shall submit to the court a confidential report of its investigation and evaluation of the home of the proposed guardian. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The moral and financial fitness of the proposed guardian.(2) The conditions of...

Section 720 – Motion for guardianship

A.After a child has been adjudicated to be in need of care, a motion for guardianship may be filed by the department, parent, counsel for the child, or, when the guardian is deceased, an individual previously named as a successor guardian by the guardian in a...

Section 718 – Purpose of guardianship

A. The purpose of guardianship is to provide a permanent placement for children when neither reunification with a parent nor adoption has been found to be in their best interest; to encourage stability and permanence in the lives of children who have been adjudicated...

Section 717 – Notice of modification

If a judgment of disposition is modified, a copy of the minute entry reflecting the modification shall be served upon the petitioner, the child, his parent, and any person, institution, or agency to whom custody of the child is assigned.La. Ch.C. § 717Acts 1991, No....