§ 842 Authority to file petition
§ 843 Time for filing of petition; child in custody
§ 844 Form of petition
§ 845 Contents of petition
§ 846 Amendment of petition
§ 847 Service of petition
§ 848 Notice of right to counsel; form
§ 849 Service and return; resident parent
§ 850 Summons; child and resident parent
§ 851 Failure to appear as summoned
§ 852 Service; nonresident parent
§ 853 Effect of nonappearance by a parent
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Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title VIII > Chapter 9 - Petition and Summons

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • child: means any person under the age of twenty-one, including an emancipated minor, who commits a delinquent act before attaining seventeen years of age. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Delinquent child: means a child who has committed a delinquent act. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.