Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title VII > Chapter 7 - Answer to Petition

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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