Legal Opinion

In re State I.K.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 21, 2018No. 2018 CJ 0406PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPenzato, J.

*695Appellant, I.K., appeals a judgment of the juvenile court finding that the State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), rebutted the presumption of paternity of R.K., the man who appears as father on her birth certificate.1 For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In February and April of 2017, the State of Mississippi Child Protection Agency informed the DCFS that it obtained physical custody of I.K., a minor, after her grandmother, who was I.K.'s non-legal caretaker, was arrested. DCFS picked up the child from Mississippi and…

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  5. Tasha Payne v. St. Bernard Parish Hospital Service DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2021

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