Legal Opinion

State ex rel. D.D.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 15, 1995No. 94-1404PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

liSAUNDERS, Judge.

V.D. and B.D., the parents of the children who are the object of this proceeding, appeal from a judgment terminating their parental rights. We reverse because the State did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that there was no reasonable expectation of the parents’ reformation as required by Louisiana Children’s Code Article 1015(5).

FACTS

The children were removed from their home on an emergency basis on November 4, 1991, following a complaint that the father had allegedly threatened to kill himself and the children because he was depressed over the fact that his wife…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State in Interest of LLZ v. MYSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. S.M.W.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  2. Clark v. KleidonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  3. Cloud v. DeanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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