Legal Opinion
In re Adoption of M. L. D.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 2019No. 18-822Published
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
Two minor children came into the custody of the State when the Agency received a report of neglect and lack of supervision. Subsequently, the children were adjudicated Children in Need of Care and placed in the home of Petitioners, Tracey Diboll and Derek Diboll, as a pre-adoptive placement. The biological siblings lived continuously in the home of Petitioners, until one of the siblings was hospitalized for behavioral issues. At that time, Petitioners filed a petition to adopt the remaining sibling, M.L.D. Defendants, Department of Children and Family Services ("DCFS"), as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Tiffee v. TiffeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Blackman v. Brookshire Grocery Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
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