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HB 184 Original 2023 Regular Session Frieman
Abstract: Permits the intervention of a family member or other interested party in a proceeding
triggered by the removal of a child from his home including a child in need of care
adjudication.
Present law allows a suitable family member or other interested party to obtain an ex parte court
order to participate in a continued custody hearing.
Proposed law retains present law and permits a suitable family member or other suitable individual
to intervene in a continued custody hearing.
Proposed law allows an interested person, agency, or organization to intervene in a child in need of
care adjudication in a continued custody hearing.
Present law grants authority to the La. Department of Children and Family Service (DCFS) to place
a child adjudicated in need of care after conducting a review of the available placements. The court
may, upon motion, disapprove the placement.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that a party in a child in need of care proceeding may
motion the court to consider disapproving a DCFS placement.
(Amends Ch.C. Art. 622(A) and 672(A)(2); Adds Ch.C. Art. 650)