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IN RE W.E.B.

No. 2007-1395.

980 So.2d 123 (2008)

W.E.B. Applying for Adoption.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 5, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Louis Cabra, Cabra & Leach, Leesville, LA, for: Appellees-C.W.W. and C.S.W.

Elvin C. Fontenot, Jr., Leesville, LA, for: Appellant-W.E.B.

Scott Westerchil, Leesville, LA, for: Appellee-C.W.

Tammy Lloid, La. DSS/OCS, Alex. Regional, Alexandria, LA, for: Appellee — Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

The stepfather of two minor children petitioned for intra-family adoption. The trial court denied the petition, concluding that although the natural father failed to make child support payments for approximately six months and his consent to the adoption was dispensed with, the adoption of these children by their stepfather was not in the children's best interest.

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