STATE IN INTEREST OF M.B.

No. 16730-CAJ.

460 So.2d 1181 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of M.B., Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant & Dean by Philip T. Deal, Monroe, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Richard Ducote, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr., and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

The unwed mother of a five-year-old appeals a judgment terminating her parental rights under La.R.S. 13:1601 D. We reverse and remand with directions.

When the child was about a year old, the State through the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) cited the mother for 22 alleged instances of neglect. The mother filed an affidavit shortly thereafter agreeing that emotional and financial problems made her unable to care for...

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