Legal Opinion
In re B.E.M.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 2007No. 07-CA-94PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREG G. GUIDRY, Judge.
|2The biological mother (MRC)1 of the minor child (CJM, Jr.) appeals from the juvenile court judgment granting the intra-family adoption of CJM, Jr. by his stepmother/petitioner (BEM). For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
The petitioner in this intrafamily adoption case, the stepmother of CJM, Jr., is married to CJM, Sr. CJM, Sr. and MRC were previously married, and CJM, Jr. was born of this union on December 17, 1996. CJM, Sr. and MRC were divorced by judgment dated July 23, 1999. On that same date the parties consented to joint custody of CJM, Jr., with MRC…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State in Interest of MLSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- In Re EWBLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- In re BourgeoisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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