STATE EX REL. C.J.K.

Nos. 00-CJ-2375, 00-CJ-2504.

774 So.2d 107 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana, in the Interest of C.J.K. and K.K.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Berniard, Jr., Lake Charles, for Applicant in No. 00-CJ-2375.

Kathleen Kay, Lake Charles, David Alexander Ritchie, Sulphur, for Respondent in No. 00-CJ-2375.

Kathleen Kay, for Applicant in No. 00-CJ-2504.

Stephen A. Berniard, Jr., Lake Charles, David Alexander Ritchie, Sulphur, for Respondent in No. 00-CJ-2504.


TRAYLOR, J.

We granted a writ of certiorari to determine whether the court of appeal correctly reviewed the trial court's ruling in a proceeding to terminate parental rights. We conclude that the court of appeal erred in reversing the trial court's finding by clear and convincing evidence that the children had been abused or neglected which had resulted in life-threatening and gravely disabling psychological injuries to the children. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment...

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