State ex rel. Anderson

PLOTKIN, Judge.

We granted certiorari in these two cases in order to determine which statute and procedure applies to juvenile courts for holding a custodial or a non-custodial parent in contempt of court for failing to comply with rehabilitation, treatment, or therapy orders. At issue is the interpretation of C.J.P. art. 20, granting juvenile court general contempt powers, linked to La.R.S. 13:1590, Contempt, and Chapter 24 of the Code of Juvenile Procedure, Parents in Need of Supervision.

In the case of State of La. in the Interest of the Minors: Darell Anderson, Ro-nette Arcell and Pamela…