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STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES v. RICE

No. 17445-CA.

482 So.2d 873 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, In the Interest of Erica JOHNSON, Minor Child of Nyola Larkin, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James D. RICE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharp & Sharp by James Sharp, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

James A. Norris, Jr., Dist. Atty., and Michael A. Jedynak, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JASPER E. JONES, NORRIS and LINDSAY, JJ.

LINDSAY, Judge.

The State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Human Resources brought this action against James D. Rice, pursuant to LSA-R.S. 46:236 et seq., to establish the paternity of the minor child born to Nyola Larkin. At trial, the state presented evidence to establish the paternity of the child. To defend against this claim, the defendant alone testified denying paternity. The trial judge subsequently found that the defendant was the natural...

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