STATE, IN INTEREST OF MARCHADIE

No. 83-CA-308.

436 So.2d 1234 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of Angelque Rebecca MARCHADIE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1983.

Writ Denied November 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Kingsmill, William C. Credo, III, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Theresa A. Beckler, Metairie, for defendant-appellant.

Before CHEHARDY, CURRAULT and GRISBAUM, JJ.


GRISBAUM, Judge.

This is an abandonment action initiated by the State of Louisiana pursuant to La. R.S. 9:403. After a two-day trial, the Juvenile Court of the Parish of Jefferson rendered a judgment declaring James H. Marchadie to have abandoned his child, Angelque Rebecca Marchadie.

The primary issue is whether the evidence clearly and convincingly establishes that the child's father "failed to provide for the care and support of the child for a period of...

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