Legal Opinion

W.K. v. L.L.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 3, 2015No. 15-133Published

1Opinion of the Court

GENOVESE, Judge.

bin this adoption proceeding, counsel for the natural mother, Wilford Carter,1 appeals the trial court’s award of sanctions, attorney fees, and court costs in favor of the prospective adoptive parent, W.K., and the natural father, W.S.K., Jr. For the following reasons, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

The instant matter instituted by W.K. and W.S.K., Jr., is predicated on an action involving the minor child, W.S.K., III, who is the biological child of L.L. and W.S.K., Jr. In February 2014, a Petition for In-trafamily Adoption was filed wherein W.K., the current wife of W.S.K., Jr., seeks…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Copenhaver v. John Bonura & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  2. Ferry v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  3. Slaughter v. Board of Supervisors of Southern University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. Acosta v. B & B Oilfield Services, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. David v. DavidLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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