IN RE D.B.C. APPLYING FOR ADOPTION D.M.B.

No. 2000 CJ 2427.

808 So.2d 449 (2001)

In re D.B.C. APPLYING FOR the ADOPTION OF D.M.B.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Acosta, Jr., Port Allen, for Plaintiffs-Appellants D.B.C. and C.B.C.

Trent S. Brignac, Ville Platte, for Defendant-Appellee T.O.

J. Kevin Kimball, Port Allen, for Minor Child D.M.B.

Before: GONZALES, FOGG, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


PETTIGREW, Judge.

In this case, D.B.C. and C.B.C. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "appellants") appeal the dismissal of their petition for an intrafamily adoption of the minor child, D.M.B. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

C.B.C. and T.O. began dating in 1994, and a child, D.M.B., was conceived during their relationship. Shortly after becoming pregnant, C.B.C. left...

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