Legal Opinion

State ex rel. C.P.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 19, 2016No. 51,234-JACPublished

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

CP, a minor child adjudicated in need of care, appeals judgments that denied a motion by the State of Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”) to change CP’s case plan from reunification with the mother, AP, to adoption, and awarded AP weekly, supervised overnight visits with CP. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Factual Background

CP was born on July 12, 2014. His mother, 32-year-old AP, and father, CH, were not married. CP and AP officially resided with AP’s mother, Rhonda, and Rhonda’s boyfriend, Roger, in Stonewall, but actually stayed there only a few nights a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Perkins v. Entergy Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  3. Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v. Kerr-Mcgee Rocky Mountain, LLCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015
  4. State, in Interest of SmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. State ex rel. P.B.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014

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