Legal Opinion
In re D.W.H.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 1984No. 16435-CAJPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Judge.
This appeal involves a stepparent adoption proceeding in which a father challenges the district court’s granting of the adoption of his nine-year-old son by the stepfather. Issues on appeal arise out of two findings of the court. The court found that the necessity of the father’s consent to the adoption was vitiated under LSA-R.S. 9:422.1 by his failure to comply with a court order of support for a period of one year. The court further found that the best interests of the child were served by granting the adoption. Based on our evaluation of the latter issue we reverse.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Adoption of LatiolaisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Roy v. SpeerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Pierre v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Rodriguez v. RodriguezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Adoption of RappLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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