Legal Opinion
State ex rel. M.L.W.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 2012No. Nos. 12-CA-331, 12-CA-332, 12-CA-333PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT A. CHAISSON, Judge.
| .¿This is an appeal by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) from a judgment ordering it to pay the fees of a duly appointed curator in a voluntary surrender proceeding. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment and award an additional $750.00 in attorney fees for work performed on this appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The pertinent facts are that DCFS had been conducting a child in need of care proceeding bearing No. 10-CC-98 “A” in the Juvenile Court of Jefferson Parish. While that proceeding was ongoing, the child’s mother…
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