by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
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...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
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...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A. Unless the court specifies otherwise, a guardian shall exercise the rights and responsibilities of legal custody and shall have the authority to consent to the child’s marriage, to consent to his enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, and to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
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...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
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....
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana
A judgment of disposition may be modified if the court finds that the conditions and circumstances justify the modification.La. Ch.C. § 716Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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