STATE EX REL. MRH v. BF

No. 35,588-JAC.

799 So.2d 1178 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana, in the Interest of MRH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BF and JRH, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Mark Stephens, Counsel Winnsboro, for Appellant, B.F.

Susan Skidmore, Monroe, Counsel for Appellee.

Donnie Ellerman, Winnsboro, Counsel for M.R.H.

Samuel Talmadge Singer, Winnsboro, Counsel for J.R.H.

Before GASKINS, KOSTELKA and DREW, JJ.


DREW, J.

From the judgment terminating the parental rights of both parents and freeing the child for adoption, the mother has appealed. It is undisputed that the mentally impaired mother "is not now nor will ever be capable of caring for her child, without assistance." However, the mother opposes the termination of her parental rights and seeks to remain a part of the child's life so that she can develop a strong emotional bond with the child, to the benefit of both...

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