State ex rel. Department of Health & Human Resources, Office of Family Security v. Normand

FORET, Judge.

This is a paternity action filed by the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security (DHHR) against Philip Normand, alleging that he is the biological father of the minor child, Brittany Silvey. The trial court rejected DHHR’s demands, and DHHR has appealed.

Brittany Silvey was born on September 18, 1985. It was established at trial that her mother, Pinky Silvey, began living with the defendant in June of 1984, but there is dispute as to when they physically separated. Defendant contends that they only lived together during…