ANDREWS v. RACCA

No. 8256.

399 So.2d 800 (1981)

Jerry Keith ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Applying for Adoption (Natural Father—Faron Lee RACCA), Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans, Bradley & Wallace, Mitchel M. Evans, DeRidder, for plaintiff-appellant.

Daryl Gold, Leesville, for defendant-appellee.

Before SWIFT, STOKER and DOUCET, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This is an adoption proceeding initiated pursuant to LSA-R.S. 9:422.1. The only issue presented by this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Jerry Keith Andrews, has a right of action under that statute.

The facts are not disputed. Deborah Ann DeWitt and Faron Lee Racca were married in Beauregard Parish on January 9, 1978. On November 21, 1978, a child, Daniel Lee Racca, was born of the marriage. On April 2, 1979, Mrs. Racca obtained a separation...

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