CHC 608 - Parents' right to counsel; payment - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 608. Parents' right to counsel; payment

A. The parents of a child who is the subject of a child in need of care proceeding shall be entitled to counsel, which right may be waived by the parents.

B. If the parents of a child are financially unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel, or refer the parents for representation by the district public defender, or any program created by law to provide representation to indigent parents in child abuse and neglect cases and to be administered by the Louisiana Public Defender Board.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2007, No. 307, §9.