IN RE McLARRIN

No. 38,616-JAC.

865 So.2d 317 (2004)

In re Edgar McLARRIN and Charlotte McLarrin applying for Private Adoption of E.K.E. and O.L.G., Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 4, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn Denise Kelly, for Appellant.

John Gates Spires, Mer Rouge, for Minor O.L.G.

Scott L. McElroy, for Appellees.

Before BROWN, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

Petitioners obtained legal custody of O.L.G. and subsequently petitioned to adopt the minor child. The unwed biological father of O.L.G. opposed the adoption and sought to establish his parental rights. Functioning in its capacity as a juvenile court, the district court found that the biological father had failed to show that he manifested a substantial commitment to his parental responsibilities. The court approved the adoption and terminated the father...

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