STATE EX REL. J.B. v. J.B., JR.

No. 35,846-JAC.

811 So.2d 179 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana, In the Interest of J.B. and W.K., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J.B., Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens, & Newell, by Paul E. Kitchens, Minden, Counsel for Appellant, J.B., Jr.

Northwest Louisiana Legal Services, Inc., by Mary Ellen Halterman, Counsel for Appellant, J.W.B.

L. Charles Minifield, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services.

Indigent Defender Board, by Rick Warren, Robert C. White, Counsel for the Minors, J.B. and W.K.

Before WILLIAMS, PEATROSS and KOSTELKA, JJ.


KOSTELKA, J.

Mr. and Mrs. B appeal the trial court judgment which permanently transferred the legal custody of the couples' biological child, J.B., and Mrs. B's son by a previous marriage, W.K., to the children's maternal aunt and uncle and ordered the Department of Social Services ("Department") to institute termination of parental rights proceedings within ninety days. We amend the judgment, and, as amended, affirm.

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