State ex rel. West v. West

KING, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in adjudicating children in need of care and ordering that they remain in the custody of the State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Human Resources.

The State of Louisiana, in the interest of Marcus West, age 11; Travis West, age 9; and Edna LeAnn West,1 age 5, filed a petition alleging that these children were neglected by their mother, Mary E. West (hereinafter defendant). Following a hearing, the trial court adjudicated the three children in need of care and then, at a dispositional hearing, found…