STATE, DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. THOMAS

No. 27248-CA.

660 So.2d 163 (1995)

STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William THOMAS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Ieyoub, State Attorney General, Baton Rouge, Don Burkett, District Attorney, Edward Chevallier, Assistant District Attorney, Mansfield, for appellant.

Elvin Fontenot, Jr., Leesville, for appellee.

Before HIGHTOWER, BROWN and STEWART, JJ.


HIGHTOWER, Judge.

In this paternity action, the State of Louisiana appeals a finding that it failed to prove defendant, William Thomas, to be the natural father of a fifteen-year-old girl. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

On May 27, 1978, Geraldine T. Singleton gave birth to a daughter, Adrienne L. Taylor. Over fifteen years later, seeking to establish both filiation and an obligation to support the minor child under LSA-R.S. 46:236, et seq., the...

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