JORDAN v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE

No. 83-356.

442 So.2d 904 (1983)

James Wardner JORDAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman Stanford, Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellant.

Dwight D. Reed, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

The single issue here is whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to permit the adoption of a three year old child by his stepfather.

The appellant is James Jordan. He married the child's mother, Selma, on January 4, 1982. Selma was at that time 30 years old and this was her fifth marriage. The child sought to be adopted, Michael David McCullough, was born of the fourth marriage. He was two years and seven months old when...

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