Legal Opinion

State ex rel. K.K.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 9, 2017No. 51,501–JACPublished

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C.J.

In this child in need of care proceeding, the mother has appealed from a juvenile court judgment that (1) denied the mother's motion to modify a previously entered disposition and a permanency hearing judgment, both of which placed her child in the legal custody of the child's adult brother; and (2) granted the child's motion for guardianship. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the juvenile court.

*1157FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

K.K., who was 11 years old, was removed from her mother K.A.'s custody on August 8, 2014, based on allegations that K.K. was a child in need of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State, in Interest of SmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  2. State ex rel. L.M.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. State ex rel. N.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. State v. WillisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
  5. State ex rel. C.S.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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