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IN RE PLAISANCE

No. 11029.

394 So.2d 776 (1981)

In re Mark J. PLAISANCE, Applying for Adoption.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Steiner, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee Mark J. Plaisance.

Mark McTernan, Steven Scheckman, Allan Parr, Mark A. Moreau, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant Charles Blanchard.

Before SAMUEL, GULOTTA and CHEHARDY, JJ.

GULOTTA, Judge.

The legitimate divorced parent, Charles Blanchard, appeals from a final decree of adoption of his child by the child's stepfather, the second husband of the child's mother. The adoption was granted pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 9:422.1 over the objection of the child's father. This applicable statute provides, in pertinent part:

"If the spouse of the petitioner is the legitimate parent of the child or if the petitioner is the grandparent...

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