Legal Opinion
Adoption of Dore
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 15, 1985No. 84-462PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
469 So.2d 491 (1985)
ADOPTION OF Brandon Scott DORE.
No. 84-462.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
May 15, 1985.
Patricia Thomas, Abbeville, for defendant-appellant.
Paul G. Moresi, Jr., Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellee.
Before STOKER, LABORDE and KING, JJ.
KING, Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the trial court was correct in granting a final decree of adoption permitting a stepfather to adopt his stepson without the consent of the child's natural father.
The trial court found that the child's natural father had failed, without just cause, to visit, communicate,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Adoption of LatiolaisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Adoption of EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- In Re Glass Applying for AdoptionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- In Re BAS Applying for AdoptionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- In Re MAYLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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