Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 2,3, 6-535, and 580-647
Section 1035 - [Effective Until 8/1/2024] Burden of proofA. The petitioner bears the burden of establishing each element of a ground for termination of parental rights by clear and convincing evidence.B. The parent asserting a mental or physical disability as an affirmative defense to abandonment under Article 1015(5)bears the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 256, §1; Acts 2017, No. 151, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.Amended by Acts 2017, No. 151,s. 1, eff. 6/12/2017.Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. 1/1/1992; Acts 1997, No. 256, §1.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.