Legal Opinion

State ex rel. H.P.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 28, 1998No. 98-1015PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

hWOODAED, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in adjudicating this child in need of care and in ordering that she remain in the mother’s custody, but under the state’s supervision.

Finding the evidence insufficient to support the judgment, we reverse.

FACTS

H.P. is a three-year-old girl, living with her mother, Sandra Haynes, in New Iberia, Louisiana. On March 3, 1998, someone, believed to be a neighbor, called the Office of Community Services of Iberia Parish (OCS) and reported suspicions of neglect and abuse of H.P. The report specified concerns for…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. State ex rel. D.S.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  2. State ex rel. J.T. v. JamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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