When the parent with patria potestas or custody, legal guardian or person with provisional custody requests that the minor involuntarily admitted be released, he/she shall be released within twenty-four (24) hours after the petition.If the director of the institution has well-founded motives to object to the petition for release of the minor, he/she shall file a petition with the court stating the need for said services.Lack of interest or inability of the parent with patria potestas or custody, the legal guardian or the person with provisional custody to provide care and shelter shall not be a reason for the court to deny issuing an order for the release of the minor. If this is the case, the court may order the intervention of the Department of the Family in order to assure that the necessary shelter and care shall be provided to the minor, in which case the Department of the Family shall assume custody of the minor. History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 8.19, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.
Puerto Rico Legal Code