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MATTER OF ADOPTION OF M.L.

No. 97-CA-0265.

688 So.2d 1352 (1997)

In the Matter of ADOPTION OF M.L.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn M. Bridgewater, Lura Lisa Wall, Henican, James & Cleveland, Metairie, for appellant Associated Catholic Charities.

George A. Guidry, New Orleans, for appellee D.F., Jr.

Before BARRY, JONES and MURRAY, JJ.

MURRAY, Judge.

This case presents a question that does not appear to have been addressed by the Louisiana Children's Code or any reported case. That is, whether an alleged father, who has been served with Notice of Filing of Surrender, has the right to genetic testing to establish a biological link prior to attempting to demonstrate his commitment to establish a parental relationship pursuant to La.Ch.C. art. 1132. The Juvenile Court herein entered an order refusing...

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