Legal Opinion
State ex rel. McGruder
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 25, 1980No. 7683PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOUCET, Judge.
This is an abandonment proceeding initiated by the State of Louisiana pursuant to LSA-R.S. 9:403. A hearing was held on October 5, 1979, at which the minor child, Tonya Reshell McGruder, and her alleged father, Willie Rose, were represented by curators appointed by the Court. The child’s mother, Marilyn McGruder, was represented by privately retained counsel. After a hearing, Tonya was decreed to be an abandoned child within the meaning of LSA-R.S. 9:401-407, and her custody was awarded to the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Human Development.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Interest of JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- In Interest of ShumakerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- State, in Interest of CanadyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Womack for the Declaration of AbandonmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- State ex rel. of Four Minor ChildrenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- State ex rel. Manuel v. ManuelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993