Rule Text
A. A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction no longer exercises such jurisdiction in any proceeding authorized by this Code upon:
(1) Declination of jurisdiction.
(2) Transfer of the proceeding.
(3) Expiration or satisfaction of an informal adjustment agreement.
(4) Expiration or satisfaction of an informal family services plan agreement.
(5) Expiration, satisfaction, or vacation of a juvenile disposition or adult sentence.
(6) Dismissal of the proceeding.
B. A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction no longer exercises such jurisdiction in any proceeding authorized by Article 311(B)(1) upon the filing of a motion in accordance with R.S. 46:236.2(B)(2). When the motion is granted, the individual or caretaker to whom the support obligation is owed shall be the proper party to enforce the child support obligation or any arrears owed.
Amendment history: Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 913, §1; Acts 2018, No. 373, §1, eff. October 1, 2018.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
A juvenile court's power over a case does not last forever. This rule explains the specific events that end the court's control over a case.
The court stops handling a case when certain things happen. This includes when the court decides not to take the case, when the case gets moved to another court, or when an agreement between the parties runs out or gets fully completed. It also includes when an informal family services plan ends, when a disposition or sentence given to a juvenile expires or gets satisfied or cancelled, or when the case simply gets dismissed. Once any of these things happen, the court no longer has authority over that matter.
There is also a special rule about child support cases. If a case involves a child support order under Article 311(B)(1), the court loses jurisdiction once someone files a specific motion under state law (R.S. 46:236.2(B)(2)). When that motion is approved, the person or caretaker who is owed the support payments becomes responsible for enforcing the payments or collecting any money that is still owed. This means the state no longer handles that part of the case, and the person owed money must take action on their own to collect it.
