DENNIS v. GAIL WASHINGTON STEWART

No. 04-CA-405.

887 So.2d 539 (2004)

Todd DENNIS v. GAIL WASHINGTON STEWART, Tiffany K. Scott, Tarra K. Scott, Tamarra Scott Landry, Tanica K. Scott and Tamonica K. Scott.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malinda Hills-Holmes, Kenner, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Gail Washington Stewart and Tiffany K. Scott.

Gregory A. Miller, Norco, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Todd Dennis.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

This is a declaratory judgment proceeding to establish that plaintiff, Todd Dennis, is the sole heir of the late Baldwin Dennis, in opposition to six out-of-marriage descendants of the decedent. The trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff and two of the defendants appealed. We affirm.

This appeal presents a case study of the difference between formal and informal acknowledgment of children born outside of...

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