IN RE B.E.S.

No. 08-CA-777.

15 So.3d 133 (2009)

In re B.E.S. Applying for Intrafamily Adoption.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernadette R. Lee, Edith H. Morris, Suzanne Ecuyer Bayle, Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, Betsy Fischer, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Mark A. Marino, Attorney at Law, Destrehan, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, MADELINE JASMINE, Pro Tempore, and JEROME M. WINSBERG, Pro Tempore.


WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying a petition for intrafamily adoption. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the trial court's judgment and render judgment in favor of petitioners.

Fact and Procedural History

The minor child, B.E.S.1 was born on January 22, 2004 and has resided with her mother, C.S.P., since her birth. Although C.S.P. was not married at...

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