Rule 33.0 Objections to Recommendations of Hearing Officers in Title IV-D Matters
Title IV: Rules for Family Law Proceedings in District Courts, in the Family Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, and Proceedings in Juvenile and District Courts Pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act | Chapter 33: Hearing Officer Procedures for Title IV-D Federal Social Security Act
Rule Text
At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall render a written recommendation to the court as provided for by La. R.S. 46:236.5(C)(5). Notice to litigants shall be as provided in District Court Rule 33.1.
Any objection to the written recommendation of a hearing officer on a Title IV-D matter shall be filed within five (5) days, exclusive of legal holidays, from the issuance of the recommendation.
Upon the timely filing of a written objection, the matter shall be set on the docket of the assigned district judge for hearing.
If no written objection is timely filed to the hearing officer’s written recommendations, the written recommendations shall become a final judgment of the court and shall be signed by a judge and shall be appealable as a final judgment. The judgment after signature by a district judge shall be served upon the parties in accordance with law.
For court-specific rules concerning objections to written hearing officer recommendations in Title IV-D matters, see Appendix 33.0.
Amendment history: Adopted April 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2015.