State ex rel. Hulin

KING, Judge.

This appeal presents for consideration the issue of whether the trial court was correct in finding that Linda Hulin Pilgrim is fit to have the custody of her minor child, Suzette Darlene Hulin, and in granting custody of the child to her.

The case has a complex history. In February, 1982, the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources (hereinafter DHHR) received complaints of physical and emotional abuse of Rodney, Rynell, and Suzette (hereinafter Suzette) Hulin, the three minor children bom of the marriage between Rodney and Linda Hulin (hereinafter appellee). Joyce…