Legal Opinion
State ex rel. S.K.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 29, 2015No. 15-CM-457PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. MURPHY, Judge.
|2Appellant, A.J., appeals a judgment of termination of parental tights and certification of adoption, rendered On May 20, 2015. Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”), filed a motion to dismiss A.J.’s appeal, contending thát the appeal is untimely pursuant to La. Ch.C. art. 332. For the reasons that follow, we dismiss the appeal as untimely and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 15, 2015, the trial court held a trial on the merits, wherein it terminated all parental rights of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State, in Interest of SmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- State ex rel. C.P.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
3Cited by2 opinions
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