STATE EX REL. J.P.A.

No. JAC 05-1160.

928 So.2d 736 (2006)

STATE In the Interest of J.P.A., N.J.A., and B.L.A.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leah Antoinette, Lafayette, LA, for Appellant, State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services.

Chris Richard, Law Offices of Chris Richard, Lafayette, LA, for Appellee, M.J.A.

Lauren DeJean Mouret, DeJean, Mouret & Mouret, Opelousas, LA, for Appellees, J. A., N. A., B.A.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, JAMES DAVID PAINTER, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


EZELL, Judge.

In this matter, the State of Louisiana appeals the decision of the trial court denying its petition to terminate the parental rights of the mother, M.J.A., toward her three minor children, J.P.A, N.J.A., and B.L.A. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision of the trial court and render judgment terminating M.J.A.'s parental rights.

J.P.A. and N.J.A. are the illegitimate children of M.J.A. and...

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