In the Interest of C.D. v. L.C.

J^GREMILLION, Judge.

In this case, the defendant, L.C., appeals the judgment of the trial court terminating his parental rights in favor of the plaintiff, the State of Louisiana.1 For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

L.C. fathered a child born on December 25, 1991, hereinafter referred to as J.C., with E.D. L.C. lived with E.D. for some time before separating from her, and he was incarcerated in a Texas prison in 1994, when J.C. was three years old.2 L.C. remained incarcerated up until the time of trial.3

J.C.’s first placement in foster care was from June 1993…