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Rules for Louisiana District CourtsTitle V - Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson, and Caddo
Chapter 43 - Dependency Proceedings [child in Need of Care ("cinc") and Judicial Certification for Adoption/termination of Parental Rights]
Rule 43.5 - Reports

La. R. Dist. Ct. 43.5

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Rule 43.5 - Reports
(a) All reports and evaluations pertaining to a dispositional hearing shall be submitted to the court, in writing, no later than seventy-two hours before the scheduled hearing. When OCS has been granted custody of the child, the reports shall contain all requirements set forth in La. Child. Code art. 675.
(b) The initial case plan developed by OCS shall be filed with the court before or at the time of the pre-hearing conference or within sixty days of the entry into the custody of OCS.
(c) All reports pertaining to CINC reviews shall be in writing and submitted to the court no later than ten calendar days before the review hearing. The report will be in the form set forth in La. Child. Code art. 675.
(d) At the case review hearing, OCS shall submit a report to the court, in writing, no later than ten calendar days before the hearing. The report will relate information regarding the placement status of the child.
(e) OCS shall forward copies of all reports and case plans to all attorneys of record, self-represented parties, and CASA on the same date of the filing of the report with the court. If for any reason the court continues a scheduled hearing for more than a thirty day period, OCS shall prepare and send an update letter to all attorneys of record, self-represented parties, CASA, and the court at least three days before the hearing.

La. Dist. Ct. 43.5

Adopted April 29, 2008, effective 7/1/2008; amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010; amended April 20, 2010, effective 6/1/2010; amended November 21, 2011, effective 1/1/2012.

Comments

(a) Caddo Parish Juvenile Court requires as follows:

(1) Objections to a DSS report and recommended case plan or other responses to DSS reports shall be written and filed in the record at least five days before the hearing with copies submitted to the court and all counsel of record.

(2) Failure to comply with this Rule (stated in Comment 1, above) may result in sanctions against the offending party, or counsel, and a waiver of the right to raise the issues at hearing unless good cause is shown.

(b) East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court requires as follows:

(1) All court reports by OCS shall be filed with the Juvenile Court Docket Clerk. OCS shall forward copies to all attorneys of record, self-represented parties, and CASA at least ten (10) days before the scheduled Disposition Hearing. See Appendix 41.0.

(2) Copies shall be forwarded by OCS to all attorneys of record, self-represented parties, and CASA at the same time the case plan is filed with the court.