IN RE WASHBURN

No. CW01-1440.

819 So.2d 1072 (2002)

In re David Michael WASHBURN, Applying for Adoption of HGF.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn Oubre, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Respondent, David Michael Washburn.

John Green, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Intervenor/Applicant, Scott Wade Fogg.

Court composed of BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


WOODARD, Judge.

This writ will determine the application of La.Ch.Code art. 1245 to a situation involving a natural father, who objects to his minor child's stepfather's attempt to adopt his child. In the instant case, S.W.F., the natural father, failed to pay court-ordered child support from October 2000 until May 2001. Accordingly, the trial court found that it did not need his consent to proceed with the adoption. Consequently, he filed this application for writs...

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