Legal Opinion
State ex rel. E.M.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 2, 2017No. 51,511-JACPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
|TIn this child in need of care (“CINC”) case, the mother, KM, appeals from a juvenile court judgment accepting a case plan of adoption only, and not reunification, for the child, EM.1 For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
KM was 14 years old when she gave birth to EM on June 24, 2015. Due to KM’s young age during pregnancy, the baby suffers from various health problems, including optic nerve hypoplasia. Simply put, the optic nerve did not develop and EM is permanently blind. EM had three possible fathers. Paternity testing eventually revealed the father to be DG, who was an 18-year-old…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State, in Interest of SmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- State ex rel. N.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State ex rel. P.B.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State ex rel. C.S.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State ex rel. P.F.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State ex rel. B.A.T.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- State ex rel. Z.P.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- In re State I.A.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
- In re State I.A.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
- State ex rel. A.A.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
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