Radke v. Fontenot

DOUCET, Judge.

This case concerns an appeal from a judgment rendered in an adoption proceeding. Lawrence Joseph Fontenot (Lawrence), the natural father of the child at issue, appeals from a judgment granting the petitioners, Carroll Eldon Raymond Radke (Carroll) and Georgia Mae Barbee Radke (Georgia), the adoption of AJF.

Lawrence Joseph Fontenot and Linda Gayle Bonin Fontenot (Linda) were married on June 20, 1981. Their child, AJF, was born on December 28, 1982. On October 4, 1985, Lawrence and Linda divorced and the mother, Linda, was awarded custody of AJF. The record shows Linda…