Legal Opinion

State ex rel. M.L.H.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 10, 2018No. 51,956–JACPublished

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

*931T.J.H., the mother of M.L.H., appeals a judgment of the Caddo Parish juvenile court that irrevocably dissolved and terminated her parental rights and certified the child for adoption. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS

M.L.H. was born on August 28, 2015. Her mother, T.J.H, has a moderate intellectual disability (formerly known as mental retardation ) with an IQ of 52, and she is HIV-positive.1 M.L.H.'s biological father is unknown.2 Additionally, the mother has reported that she is bipolar, schizophrenic and that she has ADHD. M.L.H. has been in and out of the custody of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
State in Interest of ACSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
A. St. P. C. v. B. C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
State ex rel. C.M.M. v. T.P.M.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
State ex rel. J.M.L.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012

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