Legal Opinion

State ex rel. A.V.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 29, 2014No. 14-CA-465PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HANS J. LILJEBERG, Judge.

|sThe State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services, appeals the trial court’s denial of its petition to terminate the parental rights of M.W.V and A.H.V. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Factual & Procedural History

On May 24, 2011, A.V. (D.O.B. 9/12/OB), T.V. (D.O.B. 08/12/05), and C.V. (D.O.B. 11/22/10) were placed in the custody of Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”) following a report that M.W.V. was found wandering the streets with her three children unaware of her surroundings and begging for food. A prior report…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. State, in Interest of SmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. State ex rel. J.A.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. M.J.M.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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