State ex rel. Wisham

EDWARDS, Judge.

Woodrow Joseph Wisham, born August 16, 1972, was adjudged a neglected child in 1973 and placed in the temporary custody of the Division of Family Services, Louisiana Health and Social and Rehabilitation Services Administration.

In 1983, the State of Louisiana sought to terminate the parental rights of Woodrow’s mother, Rose Mae Price, under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 13:1601(B), (D) and (F). Essentially, the State alleged Ms. Price to be an unfit mother.

Following a lengthy hearing, at which the trial judge closely questioned Ms. Price on many of her child rearing practices, he…