Legal Opinion
State ex rel. J.G.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 1987No. CA-8447Published
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Judge.
This is a child custody case in which the only issue is whether the Trial Court abused its discretion when that Court followed the Department of Health and Human Resources recommendation on custody, awarding custody to the paternal grandparents with the ultimate goal of reunification of the child with his natural parents.
In March 1985 the Department of Health and Human Resources received J.G., Jr., a six week old baby, into its legal custody following an investigation by the Plaque-mines Parish district attorney’s office into allegations of child abuse while J.G., Jr. was in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bergeron v. BergeronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State in Interest of ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- In Re Custody of ReedLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Gordon v. Palm Aire Country Club Condominium Ass'n No. 9, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986