Louisiana Children’s Code 1642 – Financial responsibility for children
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1642
- Child: means an individual who has not attained the age of eighteen. See Louisiana Children's Code 1624
- Default: means the failure of a member state to perform the obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by the compact, the bylaws, or rules of the Interstate Commission. See Louisiana Children's Code 1624
- Placement: means the act by a public or private child placing agency intended to arrange for the care or custody of a child in another state. See Louisiana Children's Code 1624
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands, and any other territory of the United States. See Louisiana Children's Code 1624
NOTE: Art. 1642 enacted by Acts 2010, No. 893, §1, eff. when the 35th state enacts the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
Financial responsibility for any child placed under this compact shall be determined in accordance with Article 1629. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance, other provisions of law may also be invoked.
Acts 2010, No. 893, §1.