CHAPTER 9. JUDGMENTS Art. 1037. Findings and contents of termination judgment; form A. After final submission, the court shall render its judgment within thirty days. B. When the court finds that the alleged grounds set out in any Paragraph of Article 1015 are proven by the evidentiary standards required by Article 1035 and that it […]
Art. 1037.1. Continuing contact with biological relatives A. Subsequent to a termination of parental rights judgment when custody is granted to the department, the court may order continuing contact between the child and the parent, sibling, or other biological relative. The court may grant such an order only after it makes finding of fact that […]
Art. 1038. Effects of termination judgment A final judgment terminating parental rights relieves the child and the parent against whom the judgment is rendered of all of their legal duties and divests them of all of their legal rights with regard to one another except as provided in Article 1037.1, and except: (1) The right […]
Art. 1039. Other dispositions A. After final submission, the court shall render its judgment within thirty days. B. If the court finds that the alleged grounds are not proven in accordance with the evidentiary standards set forth in Article 1035 or if the court finds that termination of parental rights is not in the best […]
