State ex rel. Paul v. Department of Welfare

CULPEPPER, Judge.

On March 17, 1964, the Honorable Guy E. Efumphries, Jr., sitting as juvenile judge of the juvenile court for the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, rendered judgment finding Timothy Paul, a minor, born March 3, 1964, to be in a state of neglect while in the custody of his mother “who is a mentally ill person who cannot be held responsible for his welfare.” Said judgment awarded custody of the minor to the Department of Public Welfare for foster care.

On April 10, 1964, Mildred Paul, the mother of the child, filed in the Ninth Judicial District Court for the Parish of…