RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 226 (HB 184) 2023 Regular Session Frieman
Existing law allows a suitable family member or other interested party to obtain an ex parte
court order to participate in a continued custody hearing.
New law permits a suitable family member or other suitable individual to intervene in a
continued custody hearing.
New law allows a family member or interested person to intervene in a child in need of care
adjudication in a continued custody hearing.
New law defines "interested person" as any person with whom the child enjoys a close,
established, significant relationship, yet not a blood relative, including a neighbor, godparent,
teacher, or close friend of the parent.
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Amends Ch.C. Art. 622(A); Adds Ch.C. Art. 650)