Louisiana Children’s Code 778 – Disposition hearing; evidence
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 778
- Caretaker: means any person providing a residence for the child or any person legally obligated to provide or secure adequate care for the child, including a parent, tutor, guardian, or legal custodian. See Louisiana Children's Code 728
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age who, prior to proceedings under this Title, has not been judicially emancipated or emancipated by marriage. See Louisiana Children's Code 728
- 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.
The court may consider the report of the predisposition investigation, any reports of mental evaluation, and all other evidence offered by the child, his caretaker or the state relating to the proper disposition. The court may consider evidence which would not be admissible at the adjudication hearing.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §7.