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ROY v. SPEER

No. 1672.

184 So.2d 796 (1966)

Emmett Kennie ROY et ux., Applying for Adoption, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Clifton Frank SPEER, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1966.

Writ Granted June 7, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy & Roy, by Chris J. Roy, Marksville, for petitioners-appellants.

Bennett & Laborde, by Ben C. Bennett, Jr., Marksville, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.

TATE, Judge.

This is an adoption proceeding. The grandparents of a little girl, age five, apply to adopt her. The grandparents appeal from the dismissal of their petition.

This appeal concerns essentially a question of statutory interpretation. In Louisiana, ordinarily a child cannot be adopted without at least the initial consent of each living parent.1 However, by LSA-R.S. 9:422.1, in certain instances the consent of a parent...

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