Louisiana resolution directs a review of child custody fairness

The task force must study how family courts handle custody cases, including differences in custody outcomes. The group includes Louisiana lawmakers, judges, family law specialists, and representatives of state offices and the Louisiana Family Forum. The review must examine parents’ legal protections, standards for evidence, and how orders issued without notice affect children and parent-child bonds. The task force must seek information from people and organizations it considers necessary. The resolution required the task force’s first meeting no later than September 15, 2026.

The task force must send its findings, recommendations, and specific proposals for legislation to the Louisiana House of Representatives. The reporting duty applies to the task force reviewing Louisiana family courts. Meetings must follow Louisiana’s open-meeting rules, and records must follow its public-record rules. Members receive no task force pay, except daily allowances or expense payments they qualify for through their own organizations. Official actions require approval from a majority of all task force members. The report is due by February 15, 2027. The task force ends when it submits its report or on that date, whichever comes first.