Legal Opinion
In Re CB, Applying for Adoption
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 17, 1994No. 94-C-0755PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
643 So.2d 1251 (1994)
In re C.B., APPLYING FOR ADOPTION.
No. 94-C-0755.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 17, 1994.
Terry W. Sercovich, Belle Chasse, for applicant.
Thomas J. Frierson, Baker, for respondent.
WILLIAM NORRIS, III, Justice Pro Tem.[1]
We granted certiorari to consider the proper application of La.Ch.C. art. 1255 B in an intrafamily (stepparent) adoption. The trial court granted the adoption, finding that the petitioning stepfather established the facts necessary to dispense with the biological father's consent, and that the natural father failed to rebut the best interests presumption…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gonzales v. Xerox Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Touchard v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Hutchinson v. PatelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- In Re AckenhausenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Adoption of LatiolaisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- New Orleans Rosenbush Claims Service, Inc. v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Trahan v. McManusLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Charrier v. CharrierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- In re B.J.C. Applying for Intrafamily AdoptionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- Willhite v. WillhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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