STATE IN INTEREST OF AUGUST v. FONTENOT

No. 88-904.

554 So.2d 244 (1989)

STATE in the Interest of Christopher AUGUST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheila Beaugh FONTENOT, Mother of Child, Christopher Dale August, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronnie Rossito, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for appellee.

Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Stephen Berniard, Lake Charles, for appellee-D.H.H.R.

Charlotte Bushnell, Lake Charles, for appellant.

Before GUIDRY and KNOLL, JJ., and ROBERTS, J. Pro Tem.


KNOLL, Judge.

Sheila Beaugh Fontenot, mother of Christopher August, born February 27, 1985, appeals the judgment of the juvenile court terminating her parental rights. Sheila contends the State failed to prove that Christopher is a child in need of care as defined in LSA-R.S. 13:1601(B) and the State failed to prove that Christopher is an abused child or neglected child as defined in LSA-R.S. 13:1601(D).

FACTS

On October 13, 1985, the State was granted...

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