Legal Opinion

State

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 5, 2004No. Nos. 38,679-JAC, 38,680-JACPublished

1Opinion of the Court

J^MOORE, J.

Mr. and Ms. M appeal a judgment terminating their parental rights as to Ms. M’s four daughters. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

In April 2001, the Office of Community Services (“OCS”) in DeSoto Parish received a report of neglect involving Ms. M’s three girls, LBW (age three), LOM (age two) and LFM (age nine months). Mr. M is the biological father of LFM and the legal father of LOM. Paternity of the oldest girl, LBW, is not known.

According to the OCS affidavit, dated April 11, the family was living in a house on Hwy. 789 near Keatchie which was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  3. State, in Interest of SmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  4. State in Interest of MLSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  5. In Re AJFSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000

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