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STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF HEALTH v. JONES

No. 2000-CA-0929.

782 So.2d 98 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE OF FAMILY SECURITY, In the Interest of Henrietta MYLES, Minor Child of Mary Brown v. Melvin JONES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Frederick Veters, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Elizabeth D. Chatelain, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Court composed of BAGNERIS, KIRBY, and GORBATY, JJ.

GORBATY, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Social Services, appeals a February 4, 2000 order finding Melvin Jones in contempt for non-payment of court ordered child support. The State claims that the trial court erred in refusing to imprison Mr. Jones, and in denying its Rule to Revoke Licenses. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS:

By consent judgment of July 27, 1983, Mr. Jones was ordered to pay $25 per...

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