STATE, DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. POWELL

No. 00-CA-926.

769 So.2d 820 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES and Ida Swafford v. Edwin Joseph POWELL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Timothy P. O'Rourke, Assistant District Attorney, Harvey, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellants, State of Louisiana, et al.

Wiley J. Beevers, Raylyn R. Beevers, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee, Edwin Joseph Powell.

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and CHARLES GAUDIN, Judge Pro Tem.


CHEHARDY, Judge.

This matter was filed by the District Attorney for the Parish of Jefferson, on behalf of the State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services (the State) as a petition to establish paternity and support pursuant to La. R.S. 46:236.1, et seq., and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, La. Ch.C. art. 1301.1, et seq. At the time of the filing, the mother, Ida Swafford, and her minor child were residents...

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