Louisiana Children’s Code 1501 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1501
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The purpose of this Title is to establish the substantive and procedural guidelines governing the juvenile court’s exercise of jurisdiction over contempt proceedings, voluntary transfer of custody proceedings, proceedings seeking judicial authorization for minors’ abortions, proceedings seeking judicial authorization for minors’ marriages, declaratory judgment proceedings involving medical treatment for terminally ill children, domestic abuse assistance proceedings, and such other types of proceedings as may hereafter be added by the legislature to the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts of this state.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.