Rule 46.5 - Curators ad hoc; Duties, Procedures, Fees(a) When a curator successfully locates a missing or absent parent and is provided with an address for the absent parent, the curator shall send the appropriate notice of the surrender or adoption proceedings to the absent parent as is required by law.(b) Fees may be assessed by the clerk of court in adoption proceedings as provided by law.Adopted April 29, 2008, effective 7/1/2008; amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010; amended November 20, 2009, effective 1/1/2010; amended April 20, 2010, effective 6/1/2010.Comments
The duties of curators depend on the proceedings in which they are appointed. For example, curator duties are specified in La. Child. Code art. 644 for CINC cases, in La. Child. Code art. 1024 for terminations cases, in La. Child. Code art. 1136 for surrender cases, and in La. Child. Code arts. 1205, 1227, and 1250 for adoption cases.