State Ex Rel. Smw

781 So.2d 1223 (2001)

STATE in the Interest of S.M.W., C.D.W., C.N.W., and E.S.W.

No. 2000-CJ-3277.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 21, 2001.

Jacquelyne J. Heinen, Lake Charles, Counsel for Applicant.

Douglas L. Hebert, Jr., Kinder, Herbert T. Nesom, Judi Frances Abrusley, Kenneth R. Rush, Oakdale, Counsel for Respondent.

VICTORY, J.[*]

We granted this writ to determine whether the court of appeal erred in reversing the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of Tina Walters, the mother of S.M.W., C.D.W., C.N.W., and E.S.W. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we…