Legal Opinion

State v. James

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 23, 2000No. 1999-CA-1670PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

| ¶ KIRBY, Judge.

The State of Louisiana (“State”) appeals a judgment of the Juvenile Court, which affirmed the judgment of the hearing officer that ordered blood testing of Varice James to determine if he is the father of the minor child born to Helen Thomas on May 18,1993.

The Juvenile Court record reveals the following facts. On May 26, 1993, Varice James executed an acknowledgment of paternity before a notary and two witnesses, stating that he is the natural father of the daughter born to Helen Smith on May 18, 1993. James and Smith have never married. On October 5, 1994, the Department of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rousseve v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997

3Cited by3 opinions

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