Legal Opinion
In the Interest of D.M.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 2006No. 2005 CJ 2046PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
|2The Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services (OCS) filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the mother and father of the minor child, DM.1 The trial court rendered a judgment, which terminated the mother’s parental rights but dismissed the petition for termination of the father’s parental rights. The mother and OCS appeal. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and render.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The child, the mother’s third daughter, was born in May 1998 as a result of an out-of-marriage union with the father. In June 2000, July 2001, and February 2003,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Landry v. BellangerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. CarouthersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State Ex Rel. SNW v. MitchellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State ex rel. J.T.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
3Cited by1 opinion
- In the Interest of C.S.J.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2008