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In re Watts

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 16, 1981No. 14458Published

1Opinion of the Court

MARVIN, Judge.

When the non-resident natural father opposed the adoption of his children by their step-father, the juvenile court denied the step-father’s petition to adopt. The stepfather appeals, contending that the consent of the natural father is not necessary under L.R.S. 9:422.1.1 We affirm.

The natural parents of the proposed adoptive children were residents of Alabama during their marriage. She married the step-father in Alabama shortly after the divorce in 1976 in which proceedings she was awarded custody and the father was ordered to pay $200 per month child support. In August 1978…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re AckenhausenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  2. Imperial v. HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  3. Little v. LittleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  4. Lassiter v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  5. DeFatta v. DeFattaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977

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