Legal Opinion

State ex rel. J.W.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 14, 1988No. 88-CA-442Published

1Opinion of the Court

GOTHARD, Judge.

Appellant, Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), appeals a judgment of the Juvenile Court granting to the attorney for the minor child a motion to set aside the natural parents’ notarial act surrendering the 29 month old child to his paternal grandparents. We affirm. FACTS

The minor, J.W., Jr., came into the custody of the DHHR by virtue of an instanter order issued from the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Jefferson on May 21, 1986. A subsequent petition was filed by the agency on May 27, 1986 which alleged that J.W., Jr. had suffered injury as a result of neglect or…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Green v. PaulSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
  3. Scully v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. In Re Go Applying for AdoptionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  5. FD v. Associated Catholic Charities of New Orleans, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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