State ex rel. H.W.

McDonald, j.

I ¡>This is an appeal of a judgment in which the juvenile court declined to retain jurisdiction over H.W.’s case because it found that Louisiana Children’s Code article 724(A) was not retroactive and, thus, was not applicable to the instant case. For the following reasons we affirm the juvenile court’s decision.

FACTS

In 2006, H.W. (along with her half brother), was removed from the custody of her parents and placed into the custody of the State. On January 4, 2007, after the parents failed to comply with the reunification plan, the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, which was…