Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Dartez v. Dartez

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 19, 1923No. 23949PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion; W. W. Bailey, Judge. Proceeding by the State, on the relation of Delicien Dartez and another, against Anna Dartez. Judgment for relators, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

This is a proceeding to remove from the custody of the defendant, Mrs. Anna Dartez, her three children, who are under the age of 12 years, and to place them in the custody and under the care of relators, the father and the grandmother of these minors.

This application is made under section 1 of Act 79 of 1894, which makes it the duty of a judge to remove a child from the custody of a parent or parents, when the physical or moral welfare of such child—

“is seriously in danger by the neglect, or abuse, or the vicious, or immoral habits, or associations, of its parents, or parent, * * * or that…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Martin v. TalbotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
  2. State Ex Rel. Guinn v. WatsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
  3. State Ex Rel. Deason v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
  4. State Ex Rel. Harris v. McCallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  5. Davis v. WillisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929

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