2009 Louisiana Children's Code :: CHC 1004.1 - Termination of rights; children in state custody
Art. 1004.1. Termination of rights; children in state custody
The department shall file and pursue to judgment in the trial court a petition to terminate the parental rights of the parent or parents if the child has been in state custody for seventeen of the last twenty-two months, unless the department has documented in the case plan a compelling reason why filing is not in the best interest of the child.
Acts 1999, No. 544, §1.
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