Legal Opinion

State in the Interest of S.M.W.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 21, 2001No. 2000-CJ-3277PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

|¶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 reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and reinstate the judgment of the trial court, terminating Tina Walters’ parental rights.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Tina Walters is the mother of two minor daughters, S.M.W., born on August 7, 1985, and C.N.W., born on July 1, 1988, and two minor sons, C.D.W., born on August…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  3. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. In re A.J.F.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. State ex rel. J.A.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  2. State ex rel. A.T.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  3. Billiot v. BilliotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  4. State ex rel. J.M.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  5. State ex rel. J.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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