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STATE EX REL. A.L.

No. 09-1565.

34 So.3d 416 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of A.L.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leah Antoinette Beard Lafayette, LA, for Appellee-State of La., Department of Social Services.

James Daboval Landry, Crowley, LA, for Appellee-Julien (Unknown father).

Glen E. Howie, The Howie Law Office, L.L.C., Crowley, LA, for Appellee-A.L.

John Clay Lejeune, Crowley, LA, for Appellant-M.A.L.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Michael Lange, a non-parent, sought custody as a parent of a minor child as a consequence of signing a birth certificate. The child had been born with drugs in his system, and the Louisiana Department of Social Services took immediate custody of the child at birth, placing him with certified foster parents with whom he has resided for two years. The trial court dismissed Mr. Lange's petition to establish custody. We affirm.

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