Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Ferrygood

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 7, 1974No. 6385Published

1Opinion of the Court

SCHOTT, Judge.

On our own motion we raised the question of our own jurisdiction over this appeal because of appellant’s failure to take her appeal within the delay provided by law.

On December 21, 1973, the Juvenile Court signed an order placing the, juveniles in the custody of the Louisiana Health and Social Rehabilitation Services Administration, Division of Family Services. On January 9, 1974, the mother (now represented by new counsel) filed a petition for appeal to this Court from that order.

LSA-R.S. 13:1591 provides in part as follows:

“ . . . Appeals from any final judgment of a juvenile…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re DiazSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
  2. Sublet v. UnitedLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973

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