Louisiana Children’s Code 1035 – Burden of proof
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1035
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
A. The petitioner bears the burden of establishing each element of a ground for termination of parental rights by clear and convincing evidence.
B. The parent asserting a mental or physical disability as an affirmative defense to abandonment pursuant to Article 1015(4) bears the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 256, §1; Acts 2017, No. 151, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2024, No. 92, §1.