State in the Interest of W.B.

The State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services, through the Office of Community Services (OCS), was awarded legal custody of the minor child, W.B. The Social Security Administration (SS), designated the OCS as the “representative pay*282ee” for SS benefits paid by SS for the benefit of W.B. The mother of the child, R.B.H., filed a motion in the juvenile court for East Baton Rouge Parish for a case review hearing on the issues of legal custody. She also asked the juvenile court to “give [R.B.H.] the use and benefit of the [SS benefit] check.” A hearing was held on June 10, 1997. The…