Louisiana Children’s Code 614 – Evaluation orders
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 614
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Caretaker: means any person legally obligated to provide or secure adequate care for a child, including a parent, tutor, guardian, legal custodian, foster home parent, an employee or an operator of an early learning center as defined in Louisiana Children's Code 603
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age who, prior to juvenile proceedings, has not been judicially emancipated under Civil Code Article 366 or emancipated by marriage under Civil Code Article 367. See Louisiana Children's Code 603
A. If necessary, the investigator may apply to the court for certain medical examinations and evaluations of the child or other children in the household.
B. Upon a showing of good cause in an affidavit executed by the applicant, the court may order a physical examination and evaluation of the child or other children in the household by any physician. Such an order may be granted ex parte.
C. Upon a showing of good cause in an affidavit executed by the applicant and after a contradictory hearing, the court may order a psychological or psychiatric examination and evaluation of the child or other children in the household by a psychologist or psychiatrist.
D. Upon a showing of good cause in an affidavit executed by the applicant and after a contradictory hearing, the court may order a physical, psychological, or psychiatric examination of the parent or caretaker.
E. When a medical examination of a child has been conducted pursuant to Article 612(A)(4), upon a showing of good cause in an affidavit executed by the applicant and after a contradictory hearing, the court may order an additional physical examination of the child or other children in the household by any physician. For the purposes of this Paragraph, an applicant may be the investigator or the child’s parent or caretaker.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1095, §2; Acts 2013, No. 225, §1.