Legal Opinion
In re State in Interest of T.A.G.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 2019No. 52,722-JACPublished
1Opinion of the CourtMcCALLUM, J.
The child's interest is paramount. A child has a right to live in a safe, secure environment and to be reared by a person capable of caring for them. We begin our analysis of this case there.
J.G.S. ("mother") appeals a judgment terminating her parental rights and freeing her daughter for adoption. Because we conclude that the State satisfied its burden of proving that the mother had statutorily abandoned the child and that termination was in the best interest of the child, we affirm the judgment.
FACTS
The mother's daughter, T.A.G., was born in Baton Rouge on July 18, 2014. At the time, the…
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