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Katherine L. Hurst, Attorney At Law

Lafayette Attorney Disciplinary Defense, Family Law and Child Custody Lawyer
(337) 233-6930

Juvenile Law

Juvenile Court proceedings are governed by the Louisiana Children’s Code. Katherine L. Hurst was the Research Assistant to the Louisiana Children’s Code Project and handled termination of parental rights litigation on behalf of the State of Louisiana. Katherine L. Hurst has tried cases in Juvenile Court since her senior year in law school (1990-1991), where she handled cases in East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court through a yearlong Juvenile Court Clinical education program.

Juvenile Justice

Katherine L. Hurst has thirty (30) years of experience in Juvenile Court proceedings, including, but not limited to:

  • Child in Need of Care/Proceedings
    • When the State is alleging child abuse or neglect
  • Juvenile Delinquency
    • When a juvenile is charged with a crime
  • Termination of Parental Rights
    • Both for the State and private termination
  • Intrafamily adoption
  • When the State is alleging child abuse or neglect
  • When a juvenile is charged with a crime
  • Both for the State and private termination

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