IN RE ADOPTION OF J.L.G.

No. 2001 CJ 0269.

808 So.2d 491 (2001)

In re the Placement for ADOPTION OF J.L.G.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna E. Dow, Baton Rouge, for First Appellant, the minor child, JLG.

V. Charles Cusimano, Baton Rouge, for Second Appellant, Catholic Community Services.

Dede Sabagh Ferrara, Walker, for Appellee, TJT, biological father of JLG.

Before: CARTER, C.J., FOIL, and WEIMER, JJ.


CARTER, C.J.

MLG gave birth to JLG on June 30, 2000. On July 6, 2000, MLG executed a voluntary act of surrender for adoption, surrendering her daughter to Catholic Community Services (CCS). The child's father, TJT, opposed the adoption. After a hearing, the trial court dissolved the surrender to CCS, granted legal custody to TJT, and declared that no adoption could be granted without TJT's consent. CCS and the child, through the attorney appointed to represent her...

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