Art. 1250.  Service; absentee parent; curator ad hoc

A.  If a parent upon whom service is required pursuant to Article 1247 cannot be served in accordance with the provisions of Article 1248 or 1249, the court shall appoint an attorney at law as curator ad hoc for the parent and service shall be made upon the curator ad hoc.

B.  If any social security numbers are contained in the petition or in any of the exhibits attached to the petition, they may be redacted from the copies being served.

C.  Upon appointment of the curator ad hoc, a copy of the letter of appointment shall be forwarded to the department.

D.  The fees and costs of the curator ad hoc shall be paid by the petitioner, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 603, §1.