Legal Opinion
In re Puckett
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 2014No. 49,046-JACPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
|Jn this intrafamily adoption case, the unwed biological father enlisted in the Navy when the child was one year old and remained in military service for five years. The child’s mother married the petitioner/stepparent, who later brought this action to adopt the child without the consent of the father. The child was four when the suit was filed. Petitioner asserted that the father refused or failed to visit, communicate or attempt to communicate with the child for a period of six months before the action. The father opposed the adoption and the termination of his parental rights, claiming…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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