Source: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=72527
Timestamp: 2020-06-05 10:38:40
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§10', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1']

CHC 1004
B. Counsel appointed for the child pursuant to Article 607 may petition for the termination of parental rights of the parent of the child if the petition alleges a ground authorized by Article 1015(5), (6), or (7) and, although eighteen months have elapsed since the date of the child's adjudication as a child in need of care, no petition has been filed by the district attorney or the department.
(1) The child has been subjected to abuse or neglect after the child is returned to the parent's care and custody while under department supervision, and termination is authorized by Article 1015(4)(j).
(2) The parent's parental rights to one or more of the child's siblings have been terminated due to neglect or abuse and prior attempts to rehabilitate the parent have been unsuccessful, and termination is authorized by Article 1015(4)(k).
(6) The child is in foster care and, despite diligent efforts by the department to identify the child's father, his identity is unknown and termination is authorized by Article 1015(10).
Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 256, §1; Acts 1999, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1067, §1; Acts 2001, No. 567, §1; Acts 2005, No. 80, §1; Acts 2016, No. 608, §1; Acts 2017, No. 151, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2017, No. 239, §1.