DOE v. A.B.

No. 06-1226.

949 So.2d 602 (2007)

John and Jane DOE, Prospective Adoptive Parents of Baby Doucet v. A.B., Natural Father of Baby Doucet.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Garber, Lake Charles, LA, Sidney Joseph Rosteet, Sulphur, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, John and Jane Doe, Prospective Adoptive Parents.

Edward M. Nichols Jr., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, A.B.

Todd Holman Melton, Lake Charles, LA, for Appellee, Baby Doucet.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, GLENN B. GREMILLION, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judge.

The plaintiffs, John and Jane Doe, the prospective parents of Baby D, appeal the judgment of the trial court in favor of A.B., the natural father of Baby D. For the following reasons, we reverse and render.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Baby D was born November 3, 2005. Prior to her birth, her biological mother, C.D., who was seventeen years old, decided to put her up for adoption and a private adoption was arranged...

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