Legal Opinion
State ex rel. M.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1984No. CA-1272PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GULOTTA, Judge.
In this action under LSA-R.S. 13:1601(E)1 to terminate an incarcerated *1337natural father’s parental rights, the State, through the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), appeals from a directed verdict in favor of the father.2 We affirm.
The father was convicted of murder in 1976, and sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility of parole for 20 years. The child, born in 1973, has been in the custody of DHHR since the father’s incarceration in 1975, and in foster care since 1978. The State brought this action for termination of the father’s parental rights…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Roy v. SpeerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Adoption of RappLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- State, in Interest of MilesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Owens v. New Orleans Bldg. Maintenance, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State ex rel. G.O.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- State ex rel. Three Minor ChildrenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990