IN RE WATTS

No. 14458.

395 So.2d 922 (1981)

In re Larry E. WATTS Applying for Adoption.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry S. Butler, Shreveport, for petitioner-appellant.

Beard, Arceneaux & Sutherland by Roy L. Beard, Shreveport, for respondent-appellee.

Before PRICE, HALL and MARVIN, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied March 27, 1981.

MARVIN, Judge.

When the non-resident natural father opposed the adoption of his children by their step-father, the juvenile court denied the step-father's petition to adopt. The step-father appeals, contending that the consent of the natural father is not necessary under L.R.S. 9:422.1.1 We affirm.

The natural parents of the proposed adoptive children were residents of Alabama during...

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