KNAPP v. ADOPTION OF COTTEN

No. 90 CA 1231.

577 So.2d 241 (1991)

Gary Bernard KNAPP v. Applying for ADOPTION OF Christy Michelle COTTEN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied May 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest S. Anderson, Slidell, for appellee-plaintiff.

Bennett Wolff, New Orleans, for appellant-Father.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and LeBLANC, JJ.


WATKINS, Judge.

Defendant, Jerry R. Cotten, the natural father, appeals the granting of an adoption of his minor daughter, Christy Cotten, by her stepfather, Gary Bernard Knapp.

Gary Bernard Knapp applied for the adoption of his stepdaughter, Christy Michelle Cotten, the natural child of his present wife, Iva Charmaine Knapp, pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 9:422.1, which permits adoption of a child by a stepparent whose spouse is a legitimate parent...

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